This week, we continue our exploration of "Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea" with part 1 of our interview with the game designers Christopher Vorder Bruegge and Mark McLaughlin and game developer Fred Schachter. Join us for a wide-ranging, laughter filled conversation with tales of game play, and loads of history.

This is probably the most games or books ever mentioned in an episode we've done to date. 

Games Mentioned:

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea 

Civilization 

Sid Meier's Civilization 

The Napoleonic Wars

Wellington

Rebel Raiders on the High Seas

Hitler's Reich

Civil War Game 1863

Tactics II

Britannia

History of the World

East Wind Rain

Waterloo

War and Peace

Pericles

Diplomacy

Junta

Emperor of China 

Recommended Reading:

Carroll Quiqley - Link leads to the Wikipedia page for the influential Georgetown professor, and includes his bibliography.

Patterns of Culture 

The War That Killed Achilles

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

In Search of the Trojan War

In the Footsteps of Alexander The Great

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Intro and Outro Music:

"Crunk Knight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)