Good evening. You are listening to Three Moves

Ahead, and I'm your host, Rob Zakeney.

Joining me today, we have freelance writer, Rowan Kaiser.

Hello.

And we also welcome back, our friend,

freelance writer, Fraser Brown.

Hello. So we've come to the end of another year.

And as is our custom, I think it's time

for some game theory.

But more particularly, it's time for some strategy game discussion.

Because I would say that I've gotten the sense lately from you, Rowan,

that you feel that 2016 was a banner year for strategy game among banner years.

And so let's start digging into the kind of year we've had in strategy,

and what were some of your highlights?

I think last year when we had this,

when we did this conversation, the end of the year thing,

I said that 2016 was shaping up to be potentially one of the

greatest years ever because we had four major releases. And if at least two of them landed,

then we would have something to talk about. And those were X-Com, two, Stolaris, Hearts of Iron

Four, and Total Warhammer.

And I would say that three of those landed.

And a lot of people would say all four landed.

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