Three Moves Ahead 61: Imperialism
Troy, Tom and Bruce look at the classic Frog City/SSI games Imperialism and Imperialism 2. What makes this series one of the greatest grand strategy experiences of all time? Can a game this difficult and time intensive be made again? Bruce has a theory,
April 20, 20100Explicit
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Show Notes
Troy, Tom and Bruce look at the classic Frog City/SSI games <em>Imperialism</em> and <em>Imperialism 2</em>. What makes this series one of the greatest grand strategy experiences of all time? Can a game this difficult and time intensive be made again? Bruce has a theory, Tom keeps calling <em>Colonization</em> the wrong name, and Troy is focused on diplomacy.
<a class="liexternal" href="http://www.cgonline.com/computer-games-magazine/article/imperialism/" target="_blank">Bruce’s Revisionist History on Imperialism</a> <a class="liinternal" href="http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2009/04/14/imperialism-series-1997-1999/">Troy’s essay on Imperialism’s maps</a> <a class="liexternal" href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-166287217/tom-vs-bruce-imperialism.html" target="_blank">Tom vs Bruce: Imperialism 2</a>