Episodes 652
Avg. Duration 1h 11m
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Apple Rating 4.8 (471)
Since Mar 2009
Latest Episode May 2026

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Three Moves Ahead is the leading strategy game themed podcast on the internet. Every week a panel of knowledgeable gamers with strong opinions meets to talk about the strategy and war games of the day, design issues and games in the wider world.

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Three Moves Ahead 650: Slay the Spire 2

May 10, 2026 1h 9m

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,…

Three Moves Ahead 649: Xenonauts 2

Apr 23, 2026 1h 13m

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…

Three Moves Ahead 648: Heart of the Machine

Mar 28, 2026 1h 10m

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…

Three Moves Ahead 647.5: Len and D.M. Join the Yakuza (WtHTI Patreon Preview)

Mar 14, 2026 1h 2m

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…

Three Moves Ahead 647: Menace Early Access

Feb 22, 2026 1h 10m

Len and Jon get tactical with the squad-based space marine (in the classical sense) platoon simulator, Menace. Because war is actually about Family.

Three Moves Ahead 646: Whiskerwood

Feb 06, 2026 1h 19m

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…

Three Moves Ahead 645: 2026 Look Ahead

Jan 24, 2026 1h 4m

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…

Three Moves Ahead 644: 2025 Strategy Games of the Year

Jan 01, 2026 1h 49m

Len, Mike, and Luke pop the champagne and discuss the Strategy Games of the Year for 2025. And we can't really talk about the year in strategy without dwelling on the big theme of Disappointment. But…

Three Moves Ahead 643: 2025 Catch-Up

Dec 13, 2025 1h 14m

Len, Nerium, and Mike kick back to highlight some of our favorite strategy and non-strategy games of 2025 that didn't make it to a full episode. There were how many Roman city-builders this year? And…

Three Moves Ahead 642: Anno 117: Pax Romana

Nov 22, 2025 1h 12m

Len and Jon are joined by But Why Tho?'s Kate Sánchez and CGMagazine's Dayna Eileen to build Rome in a day with Anno 117: Pax Romana. We discuss the series history and our jumping-on points with it,…

Three Moves Ahead 641: Europa Universalis 5

Nov 01, 2025 1h 32m

Len, Rowan, and Jon are at last granted the liberty to speak on their experiences with Europa Universalis 5, Paradox's latest and most ambitious grand strategy game. Is it actually good? Is it even…

Three Moves Ahead 640: Endless Legend 2 & Friends

Oct 09, 2025 59m

Len and Mike are joined by Ruth Cassidy and Sin Vega to give some early impressions of Endless Legend 2's Early Access launch, as well as a whole bunch of other stuff we've been playing, in this…

Three Moves Ahead 639: The Past and Future Dawn of War

Sep 20, 2025 1h 4m

Len, Ian, and Fraser are placed onto the battlefield from strategic reserves to talk about the past and future of Dawn of War. The past: the recent Dawn of War: Definitive Edition and how well it…

Three Moves Ahead 638: Timberborn

Aug 16, 2025 1h 5m

Timberborn is one of those Early Access games that we missed covering at its original launch, and we're not sure when it's going to be actually done... so what better time to talk about it than now,…

Three Moves Ahead 637: Stormgate: Ashes of Earth Interview

Aug 05, 2025 1h 1m

With Stormgate leaving Early Access alongside the release of its first full single-player campaign, Ashes of Earth, Len chatted with Frost Giant's Top Tims, Tim Morten and Tim Campbell, about what…

Three Moves Ahead 636: Civil War Midlife Crisis

Jul 31, 2025 1h 51m

Aftermath's Riley MacLeod has developed a sudden interest in the American Civil War, and we've assembled a 3MA all-star team featuring Rob Zacny, Rowan Kaiser, Len Hafer, and Luke Plunkett to walk…

Three Moves Ahead 635: Three Moves Ahead 635 - The Strategy Games of Steam Next Fest 2025

Jul 12, 2025 1h 6m

Len, Mike Williams, and Dominic Tarason run down the most exciting and interesting strategy and tactics games (and a couple from outside our usual wheelhouse) of Steam Next Fest 2025. From squat…

Three Moves Ahead 634: 9 Kings

Jun 30, 2025 1h 11m

Len, Mike Williams, Luke, and Jon roll out the red carpet for 9 Kings, a tile placement base defense game with roguelite elements. It's hard to describe, honestly. But trust us: it's worth a look.

Three Moves Ahead 633: Even More EU5

May 23, 2025 1h 25m

It's Three Moves Ahead Original Flavor as Len, Fraser, and Jon gather for a second panel discussion on the press hands-on for Europa Universalis 5. We discuss how this game made us feel like absolute…

Three Moves Ahead 632: We Played Europa Universalis 5! (No CB Megacast 11 Preview)

May 08, 2025 42m

This is a free preview of this month's Patreon episode. Check out the extended version at Patreon.com/3ma! Len, Lambert, and Lorris have gotten some hands-on time with the Actually Really Announced…

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