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.com/channel/UCX2rH9OfjaRlRdbONXlRtKQ
Check out Wolfpack’s Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/wolfpack3451

Get War on the Sea Here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280780/War_on_the_Sea/
Get Distant Worlds 2 Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531540/Distant_Worlds_2/
Get Tiny Combat Arena Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347550/Tiny_Combat_Arena/
Get Warhammer III Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/
Wishlist Victoria III Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/529340/Victoria_3/

Listen to the show on:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-malt-strategy/id1148480371
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YMkUR638whzsK2QD19RjW?si=LOwKPweeS7ix7ucYqo0WeA
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nVRDDBCw0&list=PLTGFcT0l8dvCh90halCTbGfAAscaeqncL
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45422258

YouTube:
TortugaPower - www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer - www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter :
TortugaPower - @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer - @historicalgamer

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 Microprose.

Check out Yooper's work here: https://weaponsrelease.com

Get/Wishlist Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662210/Arms_Trade_Tycoon_Tanks/

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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-malt-strategy/id1148480371
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YMkUR638whzsK2QD19RjW?si=LOwKPweeS7ix7ucYqo0WeA
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nVRDDBCw0&list=PLTGFcT0l8dvCh90halCTbGfAAscaeqncL
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45422258

YouTube:
TortugaPower - www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer - www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter :
TortugaPower - @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer - @historicalgamer

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 played a lot, and like, but also a game they all have major issues and reservations with.

Check out Wolfpack’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2rH9OfjaRlRdbONXlRtKQ
Check out Wolfpack’s Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/wolfpack3451

Get War on the Sea Here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280780/War_on_the_Sea/

Listen to the show on:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-malt-strategy/id1148480371
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YMkUR638whzsK2QD19RjW?si=LOwKPweeS7ix7ucYqo0WeA
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nVRDDBCw0&list=PLTGFcT0l8dvCh90halCTbGfAAscaeqncL
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45422258

YouTube:
TortugaPower - www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer - www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter :
TortugaPower - @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer - @historicalgamer

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 Admiral series, what does their acquisition by Stillfront (a company mostly known for mobile and free to play games) mean for the future of good looking and approachable wargames? The crew discuss and share their thoughts, hopes, and concerns.

Check out Yooper's work here: https://weaponsrelease.com

The links for Developers and Games discussed:

Stillfront Group:
https://www.stillfront.com/en/

Gamelabs:
https://www.game-labs.net/

Ultimate General: Civil War:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/502520/Ultimate_General_Civil_War/

Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069660/Ultimate_Admiral_Dreadnoughts/

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069650/Ultimate_Admiral_Age_of_Sail/

Naval Action: https://store.steampowered.com/app/311310/Naval_Action/

Listen to the show on:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-malt-strategy/id1148480371
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YMkUR638whzsK2QD19RjW?si=LOwKPweeS7ix7ucYqo0WeA
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nVRDDBCw0&list=PLTGFcT0l8dvCh90halCTbGfAAscaeqncL
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45422258

YouTube:
TortugaPower - www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer - www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter :
TortugaPower - @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer - @historicalgamer

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 out some exclusive gameplay from these upcoming games.

The links for Developers Games who were interviewed:

Task Force Admiral:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281220?utm_source=SMS

Second Front:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148490?utm_source=SMS

Sea Power:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286220?utm_source=SMS

Listen to the show on:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/single-malt-strategy/id1148480371
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YMkUR638whzsK2QD19RjW?si=LOwKPweeS7ix7ucYqo0WeA
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nVRDDBCw0&list=PLTGFcT0l8dvCh90halCTbGfAAscaeqncL
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1916090/episodes/feed

YouTube:
TortugaPower - www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer - www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter :
TortugaPower - @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer - @historicalgamer

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 discussed:

Distant Worlds 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531540/Distant_Worlds_2/

Order of Battle World War II : https://store.steampowered.com/app/312450/Order_of_Battle_World_War_II/

Combat Mission Black Sea: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1502380/Combat_Mission_Black_Sea/

Field of Glory II Medieval: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368870/Field_of_Glory_II_Medieval/

Battlefleet Gothic Armada II: https://store.steampowered.com/app/573100/Battlefleet_Gothic_Armada_2/

Be sure to check out & subscribe to our new podcast, Developer Dialogue, a podcast where we feature the latest interviews with the industries top game developers.

Listen to the show on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/developer-dialogue/id1524192396
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/33DiH9pCrcV9bVw4WeDWmS
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQf5uxS9RrjZT8axwd8-dnz7xEJUkh9Op
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/developer-dialogue

YouTube
The Strategy WarGamer -> www.youtube.com/thestrategywargamer
TortugaPower -> www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer -> www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter
The Strategy Wargamer -> @strategywargamr
TortugaPower -> @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer -> @historicalgamer

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-war-in-the-east-2

Distant Worlds 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531540/Distant_Worlds_2/

Starship Troopers - Terran Command: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers__Terran_Command/

War on the Sea: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280780/War_on_the_Sea/

Sea Power - Naval Combat in the Missile Age: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286220/Sea_Power__Naval_Combat_in_the_Missile_Age/

Second Front: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148490/Second_Front/



Be sure to check out & subscribe to our new podcast, Developer Dialogue, a podcast where we feature the latest interviews with the industries top game developers.

Listen to the show on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/developer-dialogue/id1524192396
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/33DiH9pCrcV9bVw4WeDWmS
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQf5uxS9RrjZT8axwd8-dnz7xEJUkh9Op
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/developer-dialogue

YouTube
The Strategy WarGamer -> www.youtube.com/thestrategywargamer
TortugaPower -> www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer -> www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter
The Strategy Wargamer -> @strategywargamr
TortugaPower -> @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer -> @historicalgamer

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/Suzerain/

Battle Star Gallactica: https://store.steampowered.com/app/544610/Battlestar_Galactica_Deadlock/

Shadow Empire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/Shadow_Empire/

Crusader Kings III: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/

Combat Mission: Shock Force 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369370/Combat_Mission_Shock_Force_2/



Be sure to check out & subscribe to our new podcast, Developer Dialogue, a podcast where we feature the latest interviews with the industries top game developers.

Listen to the show on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/developer-dialogue/id1524192396
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/33DiH9pCrcV9bVw4WeDWmS
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQf5uxS9RrjZT8axwd8-dnz7xEJUkh9Op
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/developer-dialogue

YouTube
The Strategy WarGamer -> www.youtube.com/thestrategywargamer
TortugaPower -> www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer -> www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter
The Strategy Wargamer -> @strategywargamr
TortugaPower -> @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer -> @historicalgamer

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 the links for games discussed:

ICBM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178220/ICBM/

Defcon: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520/DEFCON/

SGS Afrika Korps: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266640/SGS_Afrika_Korps/

Carrier Survival: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021100/Aircraft_Carrier_Survival/

Be sure to check out & subscribe to our new podcast, Developer Dialogue, a podcast where we feature the latest interviews with the industries top game developers.

Listen to the show on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/developer-dialogue/id1524192396
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/33DiH9pCrcV9bVw4WeDWmS
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQf5uxS9RrjZT8axwd8-dnz7xEJUkh9Op
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/developer-dialogue

YouTube
The Strategy WarGamer -> www.youtube.com/thestrategywargamer
TortugaPower -> www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer -> www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter
The Strategy Wargamer -> @strategywargamr
TortugaPower -> @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer -> @historicalgamer

Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com

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 seizing the King of France.

Here are the links for games discussed:

Crusader Kings III: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/

Combat Mission Shock Force 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369370/Combat_Mission_Shock_Force_2/

Democracy 4: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410710/Democracy_4/

The Political Process: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1184770/The_Political_Process/


Be sure to check out & subscribe to our new podcast, Developer Dialogue, a podcast where we feature the latest interviews with the industries top game developers.

Listen to the show on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/developer-dialogue/id1524192396
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/33DiH9pCrcV9bVw4WeDWmS
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQf5uxS9RrjZT8axwd8-dnz7xEJUkh9Op
Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/developer-dialogue

YouTube
The Strategy WarGamer -> www.youtube.com/thestrategywargamer
TortugaPower -> www.youtube.com/tortugapower
The Historical Gamer -> www.youtube.com/thehistoricalgamer

Twitter
The Strategy Wargamer -> @strategywargamr
TortugaPower -> @TortugaPowerYT
The Historical Gamer -> @historicalgamer