This week, a full panel deals with the question of getting started
in strategy gaming. Should people approach the genre from first
principles (The Murdoch Method) or through a topic they are interested
in (The Goodfellow Approach)? How important is the visual immersion
compared to the mechanics?

Bonus: Everyone is called an idiot by someone else at least once.



<a class="liexternal" href="http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=54111">The Qt3 thread that inspired this chat</a>
<a class="liexternal" href="http://www.crispygamer.com/columns/2008-09-09/rush-boom-turtle-you-suck-at-rts.aspx">Tom’s column on RTSes for newcomers</a>

Three Moves Ahead 30: Episode 30

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.