Three Moves Ahead 56: Civ 5, Sid Meier and Farmville - a podcast by Idle Thumbs

We throw together a show on some of the strategy gaming news and ideas coming out of this year’s GDC. What do we know and not know aboutCivilization 5? Is Sid Meier coddling players in his psychological approach? And why is Julian on the side of evil in the Facebook wars?
We announce the winner of the King Arthur steam code and begin planning for PAX East.Fear and Loathing in FarmvilleGamasutra on Meier’s KeynoteJulian’s article on Facebook gamesChris Hecker on the rewarding boring activitiesA Theory of Fun for Game DesignPre-order Sid Meier’s Civilization VRob Zacny on the bias against strategy gamesMatch Defense: Toy Soldiers

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