Manor Lords, the most wish listed game on Steam is out! In today's episode of Single Malt Strategy, our hosts The Historical Gamer (Isn't Sure Why People Want Homes), and Tortuga Power (Treehouse Dweller) welcome back our reoccurring cohosts, Wolfpack 345 (Sod Dwelling Mud Lover), and Finnish Jager (Eminem's Friend), to discuss one of our most anti…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Loves Making Lists) and Tortuga Power (Mr. City Builder) welcome back Wolfpack345 (Depressing Games Lover) and Finnish Jager (4X Specialist) to discuss their most anticipated games of 2024, Just 1/6th of the way through 2024. Check out Wolfpack’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2r…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Yes I Like That!) and Tortuga Power (I’m not Sure I Like it) welcome back regular guests Wolfpack345 (Is This a Strategy Game?) and Finnish Jager (Wannabe Restaurant Owner) to discuss their favorite games of 2023, and to share their Top 3 strategy (mostly) games of 2023. Check out Wolfpack’s YouTube …

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Mr. Soundbite) and Tortuga Power (Mr. Give Up Control) welcome our regular guests Wolfpack345 (Imposter Host) and Finnish Jager (former Charcoal Cheetah) to discuss what we've been up to since our last episode, and some rumored chaos at Creative Assembly. Check out Wolfpack’s YouTube Channel: https:/…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Wont Self-Incriminate) and Tortuga Power (The Man With The Lists) welcome special guests Wolfpack345 (Mr. Warcrime) and Charcoal Cheetah (Hello Ladies) to discuss their favorite games which cover the Eastern Front in World War II, what works, what doesn’t, and why. Check out Wolfpack’s YouTube Channe…

On today's episode of SMS, the Historical Gamer (Mr. UI) and Tortuga Power (Sr. Modder) welcome special guest, Benjamin Magnus, from Paradox Interactive and Benjamin Magnus Gaming, In today's episode our hosts discuss the recently released Rule the Waves 3, a game with tremendous bones and potential, but kneecapped at times by an antiquated UI. Che…

On today's episode of SMS, the Historical Gamer (Mr. Quality Control) and Tortuga Power (Do Devs Play Their Own Games?) welcome another special guest, Alekius, from the Alekius Gaming, YouTube channel to discuss the topic of Early Access, and if its getting better, worse, and what the future may bring. Check out Alekius’s YouTube Channel: https://w…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (The Man With A Long List) and Tortuga Power (The Man Who Hates Gaming) welcome special guest Wolfpack345 (DCS Cheater) to discuss the year ahead, and what we're looking forward to most in 2023. Check out Wolfpack’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2rH9OfjaRlRdbONXlRtKQ Check out Wo…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Mr: Were there any good games?) and TortugaPowered (Mr: Expectation Managment) welcome special guest DasTactic (Mr: Everything's Awesome!) to discuss a very busy year in strategy games, and pick their top strategy games of 2022. Check out DasTactic’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DasTacti…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer and TortugaPowered welcome special guest BLXZ to discuss the new Paradox Interactive game, Victoria 3. Listen as the crew discuss what works, what doesn't work, and what we'd like to see as Victoria 3 continues to evolve. Thanks to BLXZ for coming on today's episode, it was a pleasure to have him. Thu…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer and TortugaPower welcome special guest Finnish Jager to discuss the huge topic of Naval Wargames. Listen as the crew discuss what works in naval wargames, what doesn't work, and what games they're playing. Thanks to Finnish Jager for coming on today's episode, it was a pleasure to have him. Follow Fin…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Everything is Management) and TortugaPowered (He's Got Lists!) welcome special guest Finnish Jager (Nothing to Plug) to discuss the huge topic of Strategy Games. Listen as the crew discuss what is, what isn't (nothing?) and what could be a management game, and why perhaps, all strategy games are mana…

On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (The Nintendo Fanboy) and TortugaPowered (The Space Opera-ist) welcome special guest DasTactic (4X Mavin) to discuss the newly released 4X game, Distant Worlds II. Here how this massive epic compares to its predecessor as well as competitors in the space like Paradox Interactive’s Stellaris. Check out…

On today's episode of SMS, Matt (The Historical Gamer) and Eric (Tortuga Power) welcome special guest Wolfpack345 (Matt) to discuss the year that was 2021 and our top strategy games of 2022 while also taking a look ahead at 2022 and discussing which games we're most excited about in 2022. Check out Wolfpack’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.co…

In our twenty first episode we have on the show the founder and Project Lead of the Combat Mission game series, Stephen Grammont. In this episode we discuss his latest game release, Combat Mission Cold War. We dive into every aspect of the game, from why cover the Cold War now, to why the Steam release was a few months delayed. We then finish off t…

Support Us On Patreon -> https://www.patreon.com/developerdialogue In our 20th episode we have on the show one of the Matrix Co-Founders, Erik Rutins, to talk about the recently released War In The East 2. In this episode we dive into key aspects of this highly anticipated sequel such as when did development start, how big was the development team …

On today's episode of SMS, Matt (The Historical Gamer) and Eric (Tortuga Power) welcome back special guest, Yooper to discuss the newly announced Arms Trade Tycoon. The guys love the Demo but have some reservations about the Kickstarter and are a bit confused about a kickstarter for the game when they recently announced a publishing deal with Micro…

On today's episode of SMS, Matt (The Historical Gamer) and Eric (Tortuga Power) welcome special guest Wolfpack345 (Matt) to discuss the game War on the Sea, a World War II, strategy and wargame that takes place in the South Pacific in 1942 and is made by Cold Waters developer, Killerfish Games. War on the Sea is a game that all the developers have …

Support Us On Patreon -> https://www.patreon.com/developerdialogue In our nineteenth episode we have on the show a very special guest, Alexander Oltner, the Game Director of Crusader Kings 3. In this episode we dive into Alexander’s history with this legendary game. We also discuss the upcoming DLC, Royal Court, and talk some of the unique features…

In our eighteenth episode we dive into an upcoming indie game, Attack At Dawn North Africa with its project director Tomislav Čipčić. We spend the episode discussing this innovative operational level wargame set on the battle for North Africa. We discuss its very interesting supply system, the AI and the challenges it entails and we finish up discu…

On today's episode of SMS, Matt (The Historical Gamer) and Eric (Tortuga Power) welcome special guest Yooper (Weapons Release) to discuss the recent aquisition by Stillfront Group of the Strategy and Wargaming developer, Gamelabs. Gamelabs has made several highly successful and approachable wargames, from the Ultimate General series to the Ultimate…

In our seventeenth episode we take a look at the upcoming game, Second Front with its project director Jo Bader. We spend the episode discussing this new & innovative war game and what makes it different from other strategy games. We finish up the interview diving into other conflicts that would work for this new engine and of course discussing Lin…

Join Us on Patreon -> https://patreon.com/developerdialogue Email Us at -> developerdialogue@icloud.comBy Jean Marciniak

The Single Malt Strategy Podcast is back! Matt (The Historical Gamer) and Eric (Tortuga Power) are joined by Amiral (Task Force Admiral), Jo (Second Front), and Nils (Sea Power) to discuss their upcoming games and the rebirth of the Strategy & Simulation icon, Microprose. Join us for the latest episode of the Single Malt Strategy Podcast and check …

In our sixteenth episode we take a look at the upcoming game, WarPlan Pacific with its project director Alvaro Sousa. We spend the episode discussing the new features being added to both 2019’s WarPlan and WarPlan Pacific. We deep dive into the critical aspects of the new game from supply, AI, to Naval Combat. We round up the interview discussing t…

In our fifteenth episode we have on the show Wella Lasola & Bill Chinn, the developers behind the 1999 Star Trek game, Birth Of The Federation. This episode holds a special place for Jean, the Strategy Wargamer, as it is his all time favorite game. We spend the episode diving back to the development days of this legendary game that stood the test o…

In our fourteenth episode we have on the show Sergey Nowak, the co-founder of Torpor Games, the studio behind the successful and innovative game Suzerain. We start out the interview discussing the inspiration behind the game and the countless paths you can take as President, from a peaceful ruler to a Warmonger. We each compare our own stories we t…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) discuss some games they've been playing lately while also diving into Distant Worlds II, an upcoming 4X Space Strategy game, which recently revealed the first gameplay footage of this much anticipated and upcoming game. Here are the links for games discu…

In our thirteenth episode we have on Victor Reijkersz, the head of VR Designs, the studio behind the upcoming and highly anticipated Decisive Campaigns Ardennes Offensive. In this interview we dive into this new addition to the Decisive Campaigns series and why it is a game changing experience. We round up the interview discussing the future of the…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) discuss their top most anticipated strategy and wargames of 2021. Tune in to hear them discuss the games they're looking forward to most this year. Here are the links for games discussed: War in the East II: https://www.matrixgames.com/game/gary-grigsbys…

In our twelfth episode we have on Dr. Tomas Rawlings, the CEO of Auroch Digital and the makers of the innovative simulation game, Mars Horizon. In this interview we discuss all things space, from the unique collaboration Auroch Digital had with the European Space Agency to why games take so long to develop and release. We also uncover the shocking …

In our eleventh episode we have on the show Dan Dimitrescu of Killhouse Games to discuss the sequel to the one of the best Close Quarter Combat games, Doorkickers. But first we discover Dans interesting history in game development, from working on Silent Hunter to Assasins Creed. We naturally progress to the inspiration behind Doorkickers and how i…

In our tenth episode we welcome back Marco Minoli to the show along with Paolo Paglianti to discuss the intellectual properties Slitherine works with such as Battlestar Galactica and Starship Troopers. We dive into the backstory of how Slitherine acquired these IP’s and how they work with the IP holders. But first we dive into the 2021 Slitherine r…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) discuss their top strategy and wargames of 2020. Tune in to hear them discuss the best games of 2020. Here are the links for games discussed: ICBM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178220/ICBM/ Suzerain: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1207650/Suze…

In our ninth episode we have on the show David Freer from Wargame Design Studios (WDS) to discuss the John Tiller Game series. David is the project director of WDS and is in charge of developing new John Tiller game titles. We discuss a variety of topics from his groups herculean task of updating the 100+ titles of the John Tiller game series with …

In our eight episode we have on the show Christian Latour from Battlegoat Studios to discuss the Supreme Ruler game series. We dive and uncover some astonishing discoveries regarding this innovative game series and its journey throughout the years. We also discuss their upcoming game, Galactic Ruler, which is the most challenging and revolutionary …

In our seventh episode we have a very special interview for you. We sat down with the founder and owner of Slitherine & Matrix Games, Iain McNeil, as well as the man behind bringing such legendary IP’s to strategy gaming, the Marketing Director Marco Minoli. These two men are the individuals behind the strategy gaming revolution in the last decade.…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) discuss game design and the importance of UI in Wargames as well as ICBM, a new spiritual successor to the classic strategy nuclear war game, Defcon. Jean, Matt, and Erik all seem eager to nuke the world, to the tune of the USSR National Anthem. Here are…

In our sixth episode we have back on the show Luke Hughes to discuss Burden of Command. It’s been two years since we last discussed the game so we dove into key aspects of the game, from covering mutiny among the soldiers to a scenario editor. This one is a must listen to as secrets are unveiled as well as a possible release date. Links: Burden of …

In prelude to our sixth interview we decided to republish our 2018 Burden of Command interview with Luke Hughes. This interview comes shortly after the games initial announcement and covers the vision of the game. Links: Burden of Command: https://burdenofcommand.com/ Wishlist Burden of Command on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/887490/Bu…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) discuss Crusader Kings II, the newest game out by Paradox Development Studios and published by Paradox Interactive. Matt asks why Jean isn’t eating more prisoners while Jean gushes at the look and feel of the updated Crusader Kings game, and muses on sei…

In our fifth episode we have back on the show Oliver Keppelmuller & Ilja Varha from Grand Tactician to discuss The Civil War 1861-1865, which recently hit Early Access on Steam. We dove into all aspects of the game from how early access went, the state of the AI in the game, and even cover Modding. We also discuss future plans for the game and the …

In prelude to our fifth interview we decided to republish our 2018 Grand Tactician the Civil War 1861-1865 interview with Ilja Varha. This interview comes shortly after the games initial announcement and covers the overall intent and vision of the game. Links: Grand Tactician The Civil War 1861-1865: http://www.grandtactician.com/thecivilwar/index.…

In our fourth interview we have Dr. Ezra Sidran, the project lead of the upcoming tactical simulator General Staff, on the show. Dr. Ezra is developing a unique tactical strategy simulator that will challenge even the best players with his military developed Artificial Intelligence. During the show we discuss how General Staff separates itself from…

In our third interview we have Stephen Grammont, the founder and owner of Battlefront.com, on the show. He’s the man behind the legendary Combat Mission series that started all the way back in 2000 with Combat Mission Beyond Overlord. During the interview we dive into the history of the Combat Mission franchise, discuss the company’s latest partner…

In our second interview we have David Heath, the founder and owner of Lock N’ Load Publishing, on the show. We discuss a variety of topics from the founding of Lock N’ Load to the company’s venture into digital games. We discover some surprising information such as how Matrix Games got its name and upcoming additions to future games The Audio Quali…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) discuss Combat Mission Shock Force 2, which is the first game of the Battlefront.com library to hit Steam. The gang discusses the history of this long running series as well as their opinions regarding gameplay. They finish up the podcast discussing what…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) give a preview of the Beta Build of this years upcoming Civil War blockbuster game, Grand Tactician The Civil War 1861-1865. The gang gives their initial impressions of a Pre-Early Access build of the game. They discuss the current status of the game, it…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) cover the latest games they’ve been playing. Eric starts the episode discussing the upcoming War in The Eats sequel and how he’s preparing for its release. Matt dives into a Pacific War iPhone & iPad game he discovered and as well as an eastern front gam…

In this episode Jean (Strategy WarGamer), Matt (The Historical Gamer), and Eric (Tortuga Power) discuss the games they’ve been playing. Matt starts out the show with his take on the Remastered Command & Conquer while Eric dives into the purchases he made during the Steam Summer Sale. And Jean finishes the episode discussing the recent Panzer Corps …