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The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game.
The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game.

A turn-based strategy (TBS) game is a strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame) that is turn-based. A strategy game is a Game (eg computer, video or Board game) in which the players' decision-making skills have a high significance A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. A turn-based game is a Game where the game flow is partitioned into well-defined and visible parts called turns or rounds The phrase turn-based is used to distinguish such games from real-time strategy games, and as such the phrase refers almost exclusively to video games. A real-time strategy ( RTS) Video game is a strategic game that is distinctly not turn-based. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.

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Turn-based tactics

Main article Turn-based tactics

Turn-based tactical gameplay is characterized by the expectation of players to complete their tasks using only the combat forces provided to them, and usually by the provision of a realistic (or at least believable) representation of military tactics and operations. Turn-based tactics ( TBT) or tactical turn-based ( TTB) is a computer and video game genre of Strategy video games that through stop-action Tactical role-playing games are a part of this genre. Examples include Silent Storm and Steel Panthers: World at War!. Silent Storm is a Tactical role-playing game for the PC developed by Nival Interactive and published by Jowood in 2003 Steel Panthers is a complex tactical-level turn-based computerized wargame series for the PC with World War II and modern warfare

Examples

Mainstream PC games

After a period of converting board and historic TBS games to computer games, companies began basing computer turn-based strategy games on completely original properties or concepts. The presence of a computer to calculate and arbitrate allows game complexity which is not feasible in a traditional board game.

Probably the best known turn-based game is Sid Meier's Civilization, which evolved into a long series of successor games and derivatives. Sidney K Meier (born February 24 1954 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is an American programmer and designer of several Sid Meier's Civilization is a Turn-based strategy computer game created by Sid Meier for MicroProse in 1991 Other examples include:

Indie PC games

A further market trend is the rise of "Indie" TBS games (games produced by small groups, independent or only somewhat affiliated with the major elements in the computer games industry). Disciples II Dark Prophecy is a PC game by Strategy First that was released on January 24 2002. Age of Wonders is a Turn-based Strategy PC - game often likened to Master of Magic. Heroes of Might and Magic is a series of Video games created by New World Computing. Master of Orion ( MoO or MOO) is a Turn-based, 4X Science fiction Computer strategy game Panzer General is a Computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 and set in World War II. is a Computer and Video game that originated from Japan. It is a series of turn-based computerized wargames by Koei. Battle Isle is a series of Turn-based tactics Computer games developed in the 1990s by Blue Byte Software. Sid Meier's Civilization is a Turn-based strategy computer game created by Sid Meier for MicroProse in 1991 These games often extend or refine already existing TBS strategy games. Some examples of indie-developed games include:

Open-source PC games

Since turn-based strategy games do not typically require vast amounts of art or modeling, developers willing to volunteer their time can focus on gameplay. Ageod's American Civil War The Blue and the Gray (AACW is a historical operational Turn-based strategy Computer game (WEGO system that places players Armageddon Empires is a 4x Turn-based strategy Video game for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Birth of America is a Turn-based strategy Computer game by SEP BOA a development team at AGEOD. C-evo is a Turn-based strategy Video game written in Delphi and the main programming is done by Steffen Gerlach. Forge of Freedom The American Civil War is an award-winning computer Turn-based strategy game, the first to combine both a strategic level and a tactical level by means of Galactic Civilizations II Dread Lords (commonly GalCiv II or GalCiv2) is a 4X Turn-based strategy Leaderz is a Rock paper scissors, turn-based strategy Computer game. Lux is a Turn-based strategy Computer game that uses the rule system of the board game Risk but expands it to function on any map Massive Assault is a Turn-based Hexagonal Computer wargame by Wargaming Space Empires IV is a turn-based strategy computer game developed by Malfador Machinations and published by Strategy First Directories like Freshmeat provide large lists of open-source, turn-based strategy projects. Freshmeat is a Website that allows computer users to keep track of the latest software releases and updates as well as write/read reviews and articles send or receive comments Open source software (OSS began as a marketing campaign for Free software. Some examples of open-source games include:

Browser-based games

Because they do not require users to install files and are often free, online browser-based games are becoming very popular. The Battle for Wesnoth, or simply Wesnoth, is a free Turn-based strategy game designed in June 2003 by David White Freeciv is a multiplayer Turn-based strategy game for Workstations and Personal computers inspired by the commercial proprietary FreeCol is a clone of Sid Meier 's Colonization. Released under the GNU General Public License, FreeCol is Free software FreeOrion is a multiplayer turn-based Strategy computer game, inspired by the Master of Orion series All that they require is any device with a web browser and internet connection. Many will work just as well on a PDA phone as they do on a desktop computer. A desktop computer is a Personal computer (PC in a form intended for regular use at a single location as opposed to a mobile Laptop or portable computer Some examples of browser-based games:

Console and handheld games

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