Episodes

  • Three Moves Ahead 651: Age of Empires II in 2026 feat. Hera

    Three Moves Ahead 651: Age of Empires II in 2026 feat. Hera
    Jun 12 2026
    Len and DM are joined by the current Age of Empires II world champion, Hera, to discuss the state of the game in 2026. We try to explain its longevity, examine what it takes to be a top-level esports player, and discuss Hera's streamer invitational tournament, The King's Gauntlet.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Three Moves Ahead 650: Slay the Spire 2

    Three Moves Ahead 650: Slay the Spire 2
    May 10 2026
    Len and Jon are joined by PC Gamer's Evan Lahti to Slay the Spire once again in the roguelike deckbuilder sequel. We discuss why our intrepid host is so bad at this game, if she can even be helped, and what the wackiest combos we've seen so far look like.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Three Moves Ahead 649: Xenonauts 2

    Three Moves Ahead 649: Xenonauts 2
    Apr 23 2026
    Len, Jon, and Sin gear up and get ready to die on the first turn to some BS in Xenonauts 2, a sequel to a throwback to a classic tactics game. We discuss how it stacks up to the old school UFO Defense, the Firaxis reboots, and the best Noah Wyle show, Falling Skies.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Three Moves Ahead 648: Heart of the Machine

    Three Moves Ahead 648: Heart of the Machine
    Mar 28 2026
    3MA is finally embracing AI! Okay, not really. But Len and Jon do have many thoughts about Heart of the Machine, a fascinating, story-driven strategy RPG about becoming the world's first sentient computer.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Three Moves Ahead 647.5: Len and D.M. Join the Yakuza (WtHTI Patreon Preview)

    Three Moves Ahead 647.5: Len and D.M. Join the Yakuza (WtHTI Patreon Preview)
    Mar 14 2026
    Len is joined by long-time friend and collaborator, real life video game lawyer D.M. Schmeyer, to reconnect over tales of nearly 30 years nerding out together and discuss what we're currently in to and up to. Games Discussed: The Necromancer's Tale Amorantus Esoteric Ebb
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Three Moves Ahead 647: Menace Early Access

    Three Moves Ahead 647: Menace Early Access
    Feb 22 2026
    Len and Jon get tactical with the squad-based space marine (in the classical sense) platoon simulator, Menace. Because war is actually about Family.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Three Moves Ahead 646: Whiskerwood

    Three Moves Ahead 646: Whiskerwood
    Feb 6 2026
    This week, Rowan and Luke contemplate the inherent class struggle implied by feline-rodent relations in another delightful, furry-adjacent city builder with Whiskerwood. In this world, the cat tax doesn't simply mean posting a pet pic to thank people for reading your wall of text modding tutorial. It's wealth extracted from the whiskered workers by feline overlords in a distant land. The solution, once again, might be trains.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Three Moves Ahead 645: 2026 Look Ahead

    Three Moves Ahead 645: 2026 Look Ahead
    Jan 24 2026
    Len and Brian "Chef Lu Bu" Smawley are joined by friend of the show Diana to peek into the near distance at the strategy games we're interested in that have announced or probable release dates in 2026. It's going to be another big year for city-builders! Also, is Total War 40K even a good idea? Games discussed: Total War: Warhamer 40,000, Dawn of War 4, Menace, Slay the Spire 2, Nova Roma, Norse: Oath of Blood, DarkSwitch, Battlestar Galactica: Shattered Hopes, Beyond These Stars, SkyRig, SpaceCraft, Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, Star Wars: Zero Company
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    1 hr and 4 mins