{"podcast":{"title":"Critical Moves - Strategy Gaming","slug":"critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275","podcast_index_feed_id":7033275,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/criticalmoves/feed.xml","website_url":"https://criticalmovespodcast.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/criticalmoves/20260217_020200_54dbaef4aa2087fb2339334d89df2211.png","author":"Critical Moves Podcast","episode_count":91,"summary":"Critical Moves is a strategy games podcast that takes RTS, 4X, and tactics seriously. Most gaming podcasts don’t even bother with strategy games. We do. Each week we cover real-time strategy, turn-based tactics, 4X empire builders and indie experiments, plus shining a new light on old classics. These aren't quick reviews or recycled talking points. It’s sharp criticism and honest discussion about strategy game design. If a game is shallow or broken, we’ll say so. If it does something clever, we’ll explain why it works. We talk to developers and key industry figures, getting into the mechanics and design choices that shape the games we love. We're an RTS podcast , a 4X podcast , a place for smarter conversations about tactics and strategy gaming. Critical Moves is made for players who think about systems, mechanics, and design. New episodes every Friday. https://criticalmovespodcast.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:21:49.647628+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275"},"episode":{"title":"Our Most Legendary Strategy Gaming Moments (Ep.77)","slug":"our-most-legendary-strategy-gaming-moments-ep-77","published_at":"2026-04-17T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275/our-most-legendary-strategy-gaming-moments-ep-77","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/criticalmoves/2743159","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/324240/2743159/criticalmoves/2026_04_17_11_22_03_955b98bd-b993-4b3a-8cbe-c8e7ae263be7.mp3","summary":"Jack is joined by Timothy and Joe for a campfire session of war stories. Every strategy gamer has them: the run where everything clicked, the lucky seed, the moment the sandbox handed you something you could not have scripted. This week the team shares their most memorable gaming moments spanning World of Warcraft loot drama, a Beyond All Reason tournament upset, Dwarf Fortress hippo economics, Crusader Kings 3 diplomatic chaos, Victoria 2 alternate history, and a Stellaris run that had absolutely no business going as well as it did. Come for the stories, stay for the April Fools chaos. Web: https://criticalmovespodcast.com Forum: https://criticalmovesforum.com Newsletter: https://criticalmoves.beehiiv.com Spotify: https://criticalmovespodcast.com/spotify Apple: https://criticalmovespodcast.com/apple Amazon: https://criticalmovespodcast.com/amazon Discord: https://criticalmovespodcast.com/discord Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/criticalmovespodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CriticalMoves_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticalmovespodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CriticalMoves","meta_description":"Jack is joined by Timothy and Joe for a campfire session of war stories. Every strategy gamer has them: the run where everything clicked, the lucky seed,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2450,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275/episodes/our-most-legendary-strategy-gaming-moments-ep-77/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/critical-moves-strategy-gaming-7033275/our-most-legendary-strategy-gaming-moments-ep-77.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}