Three Moves Ahead 189: Through a Glass, Darkly - a podcast by Idle Thumbs

Klei'sNels Andersonand Firaxis'Scott Lewisjoin Rob and Troy to talk about fog of war and hidden information in game design. They talk aboutMark of the Ninjaand how information-gathering becomes a key game phase, and how games like Civilization use fog of war as a way to keep the player focused on a small, manageable area at the start of the game. The group discuss other ways to represent information-gathering, touching on games like Wargame, XCOM, Panzer Corps, and even 2006's Chromehounds.

Apologies for any audio issues. We lost Scott Lewis's audio track to a software glitch.

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