Three Moves Ahead 56: Civ 5, Sid Meier and Farmville

Published: March 16, 2010, 4:39 p.m.

We throw together a show on some of the strategy gaming news and ideas coming out of this year\u2019s GDC. What do we know and not know about Civilization 5? Is Sid Meier coddling players in his psychological approach? And why is Julian on the side of evil in the Facebook wars?\nWe announce the winner of the King Arthur steam code and begin planning for PAX East.\n \n \nFear and Loathing in Farmville Gamasutra on Meier\u2019s Keynote Julian\u2019s article on Facebook games Chris Hecker on the rewarding boring activities A Theory of Fun for Game Design Pre-order Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization V Rob Zacny on the bias against strategy games Match Defense: Toy Soldiers