Three Moves Ahead 25: Episode 25

Three Moves Ahead

Idle Thumbs

Video Games, Games, War, War Games, Strategy, Games & Hobbies, Strategy Games

4.8 • 532 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2009

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Troy, Tom and Julian start with Hearts of Iron 3, detour through a bunch of other WW2 games and somehow end up making less sense than usual. Learn why Thin Red Line is Tom’s favorite WW2 movie, why Julian thinks everyone who bailed on Axis & Allies in college should give it another chance, why our Dominions 3 game has stalled and what Troy sounds like after a long train trip and a couple of pints. Troy’s Hearts of Iron 3 review Tom’s single post on HoI 3 so far Scott Jennings’ early thoughts on the game Time of Wrath Making History Commander: Europe at War War Plan Pacific

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0:00.0	You are listening to Three Moves Ahead, the official podcast of Flash of Steel.com. I am your very tired and slightly inebriated host Troy Goodfellow. And with me today as freelance writer Tom Chick. Since you're slightly inebriated, let me get you a coffee.
0:16.5	And freelance writer and co-major-domo of gamers with jobs.com, Julian Murdoch.
0:23.7	I didn't know there was going to be inebriation. I need to go stock up if inebriation's allowed.
0:29.2	Well, it's always allowed. I think that's how a lot of podcasts work. Is a bunch of dudes sit around,
0:34.5	like bros, sit around and get trashed and just like talk about games.
0:39.0	There are other podcasts. I know that Bruce is a big fan of the giant bomb cast, but...
0:43.6	I think there's that one and they might do one over at IGN, I think. So yeah, and that's how
0:49.6	podcasts work because you get trashed and talk about games and become increasingly incoherent. I believe
0:53.8	that's what we're supposed to do.
0:55.3	So, Troy, you're well on the way.
0:56.8	I thought the Jeff Green scandal of 2007 they cleaned up the podcast environment.
1:03.3	By the way, I just wanted to tell our listeners that Troy was hoping that we would open this podcast with music from Cabaret.
1:11.4	I'm not making any of that up.
1:13.6	No.
1:14.8	I had a wonderful...
1:15.4	I was going to sing Edelweiss.
1:19.1	Yeah.
1:20.4	And the reason is because this week's podcast is brought to you by
1:25.4	Inglorious Bastards
1:28.0	directed by Quentin Tarantino
1:30.6	and starring a lot of people
1:32.5	who you would know of
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