Rob and Jesse sit down to objectively discuss the latest title that every strategy gamer is talking about, Spellforce: Conquest of Eo. Why is it good? What can it do better? Tune in to find out and get caught up on some of the latest news while you're at it!

Outro music is the title theme for Spellforce: Conquest of Eo. 

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Rob, Ben, and Drexy are joined by special guest, DasTactic, as they dive in deep into the Age of Wonders 4 reveal! At the end, Rob convinces Das to help him love Distant Worlds 2 like Das does.

Outro music by Karl Casey of White Bat Audio. Used with permission.

Rob's out. Ben, Drexy, and Shaun are in. The blokes discuss the games that drew their attention most in 2022 and the games they're looking forward to most in 2023.

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Rob narrates his review from the site: Galactic Civilizations 4 Review - eXplorminate - Is GalCiv 4 worth your time, nearly a year after its release?

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Jesse sit down and discuss the release of Master of Magic, then Rob and Jesse provide their impressions of SpellForce: Conquest of Eo. Somewhere along the way, Rob and Drexy have it out over Stellaris, then they make nice, and they all talk about their personal games of the year.

Fun show.

As it's the final show of 2022, we just wanted to take another moment to thank you all for your unwavering support. It means the world to us. We hope that 2023 will be an even better year for you, your families, and eXplorminate.

Thank you all!

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Rob and Ben sit down with Mila of Muha Games, formerly of Thea 1 and 2 fame, now preparing for the launch of the Master of Magic remake by the time you're listening to this! Get Master of Magic (2022) here: Master of Magic on Steam (steampowered.com)

Friends, we're trying something new with this episode. This is the audible form of our written Early Access review for The Pegasus Expedition, which you can find here: The Pegasus Expedition Early Access eXamination - eXplorminate

Is this a format you'd listen to and enjoy? We could start doing this for our reviews and previews if you are interested. Be sure to answer the poll, so we know how to proceed!

Rob, Ben, Drexy, and Shaun all bring to the table one element of relevant strategy news and then talk about the games they're playing, including Rob's new obsession? with Stellaris.

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Rob, Drexy, and Ben sit down with the CEO of the upstart publisher signing all the indie strategy games lately, Hooded Horse.

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Times are not exact: 

00:43 Intro 

02:35 Publishing Philosophy 

05:14 Tim's interest in strategy games 

09:34 Terra Invicta 

13:18 Disrupting the publishing industry 

24:04 Pushing the strategy game genre 

35:23 In search of developers 

38:05 Release roadmap 

42:14 Why Hooded Horse? 

46:12 The Silmarillion and other scenarios 

51:20 Wrap up

Rob, Drexy, and Ben talk about Terra Invicta, Victoria 3, the success of our reboot, and that of publishing newcomer, Hooded Horse, and much more!

Outro by White Bat Audio. Used with permission.