January 11, 2014 Rob and Troy go deep into Roman history to talk about the expansion to Total War: Rome II - Caeser in Gaul. Have Creative Assembly turned their trireme around? Listen in to see if Rob is less irate and hear Troy drop the best sound bite in the history of the show. Alternate title: You've Got Some Gaul

Total War: Rome II, Caeser in Gaul

December 31, 2013 Tom makes the bold claim that the traditional RTS is dead by the hands of MOBAs. Troy still likes Civ and Rob discusses his space minivan as well as pushing through the less savory parts of SimCity.

Starcraft 2, SimCity, MOBAs, Civilization V, XCOM: Enemy Within, X Rebirth, Clockwork Empires, Banished

December 28, 2013 Andrew Groen and Taylor Cocke join Rob to talk about the eSports scene in 2013. The crew discusses how the different games have evolved and where they'd like to see eSports go in the future.

Dota2, League of Legends, Starcraft 2

December 17, 2013 Julian, Bruce, and Rob sit down to discuss their favorite things from 2013. Rob and Bruce look forward to a Winter of Wargaming. Bruce and Julian argue about Waterdeep.

Lords of Waterdeep, Drive on Moscow, Battle of the Bulge, Europa Universalis IV, Dota 2, League of Legends, Infinite Crisis

December 10, 2013 Pieter de Jong and Tomislav Uzelac join Rob and Bruce to talk about the Black Turn expansion for Unity of Command. They go in-depth on the Eastern Front and principles of scenario design.

Unity of Command

December 3, 2013 Campo Santo's Nels Anderson joins Rob, Rowan, and T.J Hafer to talk about the Crusader Kings 2 Sons of Abraham expansion and why it speaks to so many people outside the traditional grand-strategy sphere.

Crusader Kings 2, Crusader Kings 2: Sons of Abraham

November 26, 2013 David Heron and Rowan Kaiser join Rob to talk about the Enemy Within add-on for XCOM.

XCOM: Enemy Within

November 15, 2013 Rob, Fraser Brown, and TJ Hafer have come away from Blizzcon feeling like Blizzard is more of a strategy studio than it's been in years.

Warcraft, Warcraft 2, StarCraft 2, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft

November 8, 2013 Soren Johnson joins Rob and Troy to discuss the meaning of the RTS format, why the traditional genre definition is too narrow, and his new studio.

November 2, 2013 Jon Chey, formerly of Irrational and now of Blue Manchu, joins Julian and Rob to discuss Card Hunter.

October 23, 2013 Rob and Troy field some listener questions, revisiting space games, and whether they prefer more abstraction or more theme.

October 16, 2013 Julian Murdoch and designer Rob Daviau join Rob on vacation to talk about playtesting, feedback, and making games work.

Seafall, At the Gates, Risk: Legacy, A Few Acres of Snow

October 3, 2013 Bruce Geryk brings Tom Chick back to the show so they can grill Ilwinter's Johan Karlsson and Kristoffer Osterman about Dominions 4 - the latest version of their "So You Wanna Be A God?" Fantasy Conquest Game. Learn about new empires, new powers and why everything is just a bit different for them.

September 25, 2013 Firaxis designer Ananda Gupta joins Rob, Troy, and Bruce to discuss his upcoming expansion to XCOM and his storied design career in PC and board gaming.

Twilight Struggle, XCOM: Enemy Within, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Imperial Struggle, A Force More Powerful

September 18, 2013 Nick Breckon joins Rob and Troy to talk about one of the greatest wargames ever made.

Sid Meier's Gettysburg, Sid Meier's Antietam, Scourge of War, Take Command, Total War