Show overview
Matrix – Flash of Steel has been publishing since 2009, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 4 episodes. Releases follow an irregular cadence.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 13.8 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year.
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Latest Episodes
Three Moves Ahead Episode 198: The Kessel Run
I bailed on this show at the last minute because I would not have had much to add and I haven’t touched Gary Grigsby’s War in the East in ages. Good thing I did since no way would I want to get in the way of Rob and Bruce sharing their opinions and experiences with […]
Three Moves Ahead Episode 99: War in the East
  Scott Jennings (Lum the Mad) fills in for an ailing Rob as he and Bruce and Troy welcome Joel Billings (2by3 Games) and Erik Rutins (Matrix Games) to talk about what Gary Grigsby’s War in the East means for wargame design, scale, realism and detail and marketing of wargames. Pardon some of the sound […]
Three Moves Ahead Episode 59: Distant Worlds – Space is Big
Troy, Tom and Rob talk about Code Force’s Distant Worlds, a 4x Space RTS that tries to tackle the challenge of ceding control. How can a game get past player paranoia about letting the AI handle things? When does a player choose to intervene? How can the AI failure at basic tasks undermine your confidence […]
Three Moves Ahead Episode 39 – Bob Smith and Armada 2526
Another guest this week as Ntronium Studios lead Bob Smith talks to Troy and Tom about the imminent release of Armada 2526. Bob is a veteran of Creative Assembly and has been making games for over a quarter century. Is there room for another 4x sci-fi game? And how do you differentiate one title from […]