Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Historical Games

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  1. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:42:48South China Sea pirate games exist outside the English-language marketQ&A
  2. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    2:33:23Port Royal, Kingston, and a game's historical mapNotable Point
  3. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:15:17Why historical naval operations fit World of Warships only selectivelyQ&A
  4. Bruships 113: Jutland
    2:32:12Researching history for video gamesQ&A
  5. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    12:16Sappers create breaches before the assaultNotable Point
  6. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    39:44Why surrendering the high ground compounds a tactical mistakeNotable Point
  7. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    52:56Carthage's army was broader than the game rosterNotable Point
  8. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    56:33Food, fuel, water, and waste set ancient city limitsNotable Point
  9. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    1:06:16Concentrate for battle, maneuver while dispersedNotable Point
  10. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    1:27:19Why targeting the commander can unravel an armyNotable Point
  11. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    1:31:25Naval rivals, ports, and control of a trade routeNotable Point
  12. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    1:43:55Urban defenses channel attackers into kill zonesNotable Point
  13. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    2:32:38Carthage's heavy warships versus the game rosterNotable Point
  14. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    2:45:33Defensive success does not guarantee strategic progressNotable Point
  15. Rome is Won, What Carthage does now the Romans are Really Annoyed! Rome Total War 2, April 2023
    3:15:40Secure Italy, remove Rome, then turn eastNotable Point
  16. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    51:39When an attacking army calls itself the defenderNotable Point
  17. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    54:32Multiple breaches divide the siege defendersNotable Point
  18. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:06:24Why elephants struggle in narrow streetsNotable Point
  19. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:11:44Outnumbered defenders still need comparable weaponsNotable Point
  20. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:18:15The game's tribal development ceiling distorts ancient societiesNotable Point
  21. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    1:39:51Night battles isolate enemy armies in the campaignNotable Point
  22. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    2:59:07When can a smaller army besiege a larger one?Notable Point
  23. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    3:04:00Sicily replaces scattered holdings with a strategic centerNotable Point
  24. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    3:08:31When do town militia signal desperation?Q&A
  25. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    3:25:17Retreat fails when reinforcements block the exitNotable Point
  26. Can Cathage Take Rome with a Naval Historian in charge? Rome Total War 1, April 2023
    3:48:07When the game engine punishes realistic siege tacticsNotable Point
  27. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    26:06Settlement extermination as a game abstractionNotable Point
  28. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    29:40Pinning a centre for cavalry envelopmentNotable Point
  29. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    47:48Fleet strength still governs amphibious accessNotable Point
  30. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    59:45Separating a garrison from its relief forceNotable Point
  31. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    1:31:33Why the Carthage siege army is cavalry-lightNotable Point
  32. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    1:36:07Trading a hill position for room to manoeuvreNotable Point
  33. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    1:49:55A cavalry manoeuvre element for North AfricaNotable Point
  34. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    1:56:51A sortie becomes a commander's personal victoryNotable Point
  35. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    2:10:10Assessing the game's Roman troopsNotable Point
  36. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    2:10:54Spreading siege towers across several approachesNotable Point
  37. Rome Total War; To go Remastered or Not to Go Remastered that is the question
    2:27:53Roman infantry remains the army's coreNotable Point
  38. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    41:45Preferring Empire's setting to Napoleon's focus on one commanderQ&A
  39. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    50:22Questioning the game's generic Indigenous faction templateNotable Point
  40. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    51:22What Empire's map leaves out of Spanish AmericaNotable Point
  41. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    1:01:51Why the campaign map weakens Gibraltar's defensive geographyNotable Point
  42. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    3:26:09How emergent campaigns challenge historical inevitabilityNotable Point
  43. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    3:42:11A Maratha campaign that reverses Alexander's routeNotable Point
  44. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    3:45:55Using Agincourt to explain collapsing assault wavesNotable Point
  45. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 4(February 2023)
    1:14:48Why tactical control matters in a historical strategy gameNotable Point
  46. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 4(February 2023)
    1:31:58Targeting recruitment centers in a continental campaignNotable Point
  47. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 4(February 2023)
    2:03:48Why historical consultation mattered to Empire: Total WarNotable Point
  48. Queen Elizabeth Class: Brave 1st step/faltering leap/something else? & Patreon 73 Comment Response
    26:00When simulation technology distorts a historical comparisonNotable Point
  49. Queen Elizabeth Class: Brave 1st step/faltering leap/something else? & Patreon 73 Comment Response
    30:06What games contribute to public naval historyQ&A
  50. Queen Elizabeth Class: Brave 1st step/faltering leap/something else? & Patreon 73 Comment Response
    1:53:21Which hull length is used in the Agincourt reconstruction?Q&A
  51. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    1:01:38Was Bellona a 64-gun ship?Q&A