Three Moves Ahead 27: Episode 27

Published: Aug. 25, 2009, 7:56 p.m.

b'The panel welcomes Mark H. Walker to the round table for a bruising discussion of his upcoming squad based wargame Lock N Load: Heroes of Stalingrad.\\nBruce and Julian dominate an unusually combative conversation, which\\nonly shows how much we care. What is the place of narrative in war\\ngames? Do designers overestimate how intuitive their designs are? \\n\\nApologies for the sound quality here. In spite of a perfect sound\\ntest earlier in the day, Mark\\u2019s satellite internet was not up to the\\ntask later that night so he had to phone in. Then the recording somehow\\nmade Troy\\u2019s comments appear three seconds later than they actually\\nhappened, making editing a real pain in the ass and borking the Dominions 3 discussion altogether. (Short version, Bruce didn\\u2019t send his turn but notice he was attacked by Julian\\u2019s deer men.)\\nLock N Load\\nMatrix Games'