A grand strategy wargame is a wargame that places focus on grand strategy: military strategy at the level of movement and use of an entire nation state or empire's resources. A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. Grand strategy is military Strategy at the level of movement and use of an entire Nation state or Empire 's resources A Strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, most often "winning For the online game see Jennifer Government NationStates. The nation-state is a certain form of State that derives its legitimacy An empire (from the Latin " Imperium " denoting military Command within the ancient Roman government) is a State that Such games typically focus on a war or series of wars, often over a long period of time. Individual units, even armies, may not be represented; instead, attention is given to theaters of operation. All of the resources of the nations involved may be mobilized as part of a long-term struggle. The simulation typically involves political and economic as well as military conflict. At the most extreme end of this is the branch of strategy games in which the player assumes the role of the government of an entire nation-state and in which not conducting war is a possibility, such as in Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. For the online game see Jennifer Government NationStates. The nation-state is a certain form of State that derives its legitimacy Victoria An Empire Under the Sun, also known as Victoria, is a Real-time strategy game by Paradox Entertainment (now known as

Examples of grand strategy games where military tactics are highly abstracted or eliminated entirely include the board games Risk and Diplomacy. Military tactics ( Greek: Taktikē, the art of organizing an army are the techniques for using weapons or military units in combination for engaging and defeating Risk is a commercial strategic Board game, produced by Parker Brothers (now a division of Hasbro) Diplomacy is a strategic Board game created by Allan B Calhamer in 1954 and released commercially in 1959. Another example which is slightly more realistic is Axis and Allies, although in it military factors are still highly abstracted. Axis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy Board games with nearly two million copies printed Games such as Rise and Decline of the Third Reich, Empires in Arms, and Empires of the Middle Ages are true wargames, in the sense that military units are specifically represented, and engage in direct combat based on specific military attributes. Rise and Decline of the Third Reich or more commonly Third Reich is a Grand strategy wargame covering the European theater Empires in Arms is an out-of-print Board game by Harry Rowland, published by the Australian Design Group in 1983. Empires of the Middle Ages was first released by Simulations Publications Inc

Gameplay and dynamics

Games use various techniques and features to simulate aspects of national military strategy. Some games simulate industrial production of resources and military units. Other may enable various diplomatic moves and alliances.

For example, the game Axis and Allies utilizes a "price" for producing units, consisting of a quantity of production units allocated each turn and used to "pay" for each unit produced. Axis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy Board games with nearly two million copies printed Some games allow various nations to produce units at a set rate, corresponding to their actual real-world industrial and economic history.

Academic use

Because such games go beyond simple warfare to deal with economics, geography, history and politics they are especially useful in education and studies of international affairs. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions ^[1]

See also

• List of board wargames
• Government simulation game

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