Single Malt Strategy

Single Malt Strategy

Hosted by The Historical Gamer (Matt), and TortugaPower (Eric). Single Malt Strategy is a bi-weekly podcast focusing on the world of digital wargaming and strategy games.

Episodes

Learning to Game | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 100

August 31, 2026 • 97 mins
In today’s historic 100th episode, The Historical Gamer and Tortugapower welcome regular co-hosts Wolfpack345 and Finnish Jager to publicly shame The Historical Gamer for his first look videos, and well, maybe, discuss how we all learn games, the importance of tutorials, and whether manuals are dead in 2026. Come join us and share yourselves how do you learn to game? 


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Turbulence and Takedowns | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 99

July 22, 2026 • 89 mins
In today’s episode The Historical Game and Tortugapower welcome regular guest and sometime cohost, Finnish Jager to discuss what they've been playing, what they're interested in, and some recent developments on the AI & Delisting fronts. Will AI make copyright violations more common in gaming? What's up with the new Airline Management Game, SkyChart, and more.

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AI in Gaming | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 98

May 26, 2026 • 80 mins
In today’s episode The Historical Game (Slowly Losing His Mind), Tortugapower (Gamers are Worse) discuss the topic of AI in computer gaming with regular guest and sometime cohost, Wolfpack345 (A Better Pilot than the Red Barron). Listen as the crew asks the big questions: Are there any good strategy game AIs? Why can’t a computer fly a plane well? Who's getting fan mail? And… bunkers?

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Can Mods Save a Game? | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 97

March 17, 2026 • 86 mins
In today’s episode The Historical Game (What Is a Sandbox?), Tortugapower (Deposed Host) discuss the topic of Mods in computer gaming with regular guests and sometime cohosts, Wolfpack345 (Coup Plotter) and Finnish Jager (Noted Thumbnail Artist). Join the crew as they discuss burning questions like, can a Mod save a game, such as the Grey Wolfs mod in Silent Hunter 3, and what the heck went wrong with Kerbel Space Program 2?<...
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Realism vs Abstraction in Gaming | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 96

March 2, 2026 • 76 mins
On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer and Tortuga Power welcome back BLXZ and Alekius to discuss the topic of Realism vs Abstraction in gaming. Why are some “realistic” features unrealistic? Why do we abstract certain things and not others? Who are game designers trying to fool when they introduce a “realistic feature” by making me do the job of 300 people? What’s the right level of abstracti...
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Top 3 Upcoming Games of 2026 | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 95

February 9, 2026 • 89 mins
On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Pro-Sicko) and Tortuga Power (Mr. List) welcome back Wolfpack345 (Mr. Fish Fry) and Finnish Jager (The Guest) to discuss what they’re looking forward to in 2026 and discuss their Top 3 most anticipated games of 2026.

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Top 3 Games of 2025 | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 94

January 7, 2026 • 104 mins
On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer and Tortuga Power welcome back Wolfpack345 (Co-Host) and Finnish Jager (Made the Cut) to discuss their favorite games of 2025, and to share their Top 3 strategy games of 2025.

*Today's thumbnail was created and designed by Finnish Jager

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All Under Heaven | Master of Command | Single Malt Strategy Episode 93

December 15, 2025 • 71 mins
In today's episode Matt (the Historical Gamer), Eric (Tortuga Power), and Finnish Jager return to discuss what they've been playing lately, and some new strategy and wargames, like the Armchair Historian's real-time wargame, Master of Command, and Paradox Interactive's newest DLC for Crusader Kings 3, All Under Heaven.

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Broken Arrow | Eugen Killer? | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 92

August 26, 2025 • 79 mins
Pour yourself a dram and get ready for some high-level wargaming chatter! This week Tortuga Power and The Historical Gamer are joined by returning compatriots Wolfpack345 and Finnish Jäger to take on Broken Arrow a new Eugen-like, real time strategy and wargame being published by Slitherine and made by Steel Balalaika.

The question of the day: could this be the long-awaited“Eugen Killer”? With modern World War 3 ...
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Tycoon Games | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 91

June 6, 2025 • 84 mins
On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (I Like Trains) and Tortuga Power (Everything's a Tycoon Game) welcome back BLXZ (Traditionalist) and Lethrington (Man of Mystery) to discuss Tycoon games, what are they, what are their favorite, how are they different from other types of games? 

The Games: Sky Haven: https://store.steampowered.com/app/674090/Sky_Haven_Tycoon__Airport_Simulator/
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Single Malt Strategy - Most Anticipated Games of 2025 - Episode 90

May 5, 2025 • 88 mins
On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (The Procrastinating Editor) and Tortuga Power (Mr. Lists) welcome back Wolfpack345 (Repeat Offender) to discuss their most anticipated games of 2025, only halfway into the year, but hey... better late than never... right?

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Top 3 Games of 2024 | Single Malt Strategy | Episode 89

December 31, 2024 • 75 mins
On today's episode of SMS, The Historical Gamer (Watch This Drive) and Tortuga Power (My #1 isn’t my #1) welcome back Wolfpack345 (Sea Power Stocking) and Finnish Jager (Scenario Designer) to discuss their favorite games of 2024, and to share their Top 2 but kind of 3 strategy games of 2024.

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Sea Power - MicroProse Launches a new Flagship | Episode 88

November 11, 2024 • 68 mins
The moment is at hand, tomorrow one of the most anticipated games of the last 5 years for The Historical Gamer, Tortuga Power, Wolfpack345, and Finnish Jager enters early access. Tune in to hear Single Malt Strategy's opinion on the new Microprose, real-time naval combat game, Sea Power, as it enters early access.

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Single Malt Strategy: Top 5 Games - From Our Past | Episode 87

October 11, 2024 • 109 mins
Today's episode sees our intrepid hosts, The Historical Gamer, Tortuga Power, Wolfpack, and Finnish Jager think back to growing up, and discuss the five games which trigger the most nostalgia for each of them.

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Single Malt Strategy: Tower Defense Games | Ft BLXZ & Lethrington | Episode 86

September 2, 2024 • 90 mins
In today’s episode of the Single Malt Strategy Podcast, The Historical Gamer (Environments are adversaries) and Tortuga Power (Needs a tower to defend) welcome first time guest Lethrington (Tower defense purist), and returning guest Blxz (Do towers face the opposite direction down under?) to discuss weighty matters, such as do you need a tower for a tower defense game? Can you have a tower defense vs the environment, is Call ...
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Single Malt Strategy: Heads Will Roll | Episode 85

August 13, 2024 • 92 mins
Tortuga Power (Please Report to HR), The Historical Gamer (who are these ladies? … wait isn’t that Finnish’s line?) and Finnish Jager (Mr. Steam achievement), lose their heads over Medieval survival RPG, Heads Will Roll. Tune in to hear the gang discuss this little-known roguelike about being a peasant soldier turned knight, during the 100 years war, which everyone seems to like, despite some questions about why ...
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Single Malt Strategy: Manor Lords - First Impressions | Episode 84

April 26, 2024 • 61 mins
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 anticipated games of all of 2024 and this new Medieval City Builder by podcast favorite, ...
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Single Malt Strategy: Most Anticipated Games of 2024 | Episode 83

March 4, 2024 • 62 mins
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.
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Single Malt Strategy: Episode 82 | Top 3 Games of 2023 | 2023 Recap

January 24, 2024 • 62 mins
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.

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Single Malt Strategy: Episode 81 | Returns! | Creative Assembly Chaos | Ft Wolfpack345 & Finnish Jager

December 20, 2023 • 79 mins
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.

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