1 | A Strategy Game is a game genre encompassing BoardGames, TabletopGames, and VideoGames in which the player or players' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin strategical]] and/or tactical thinking is required in order to achieve victory (in theory). The earliest strategy games are far OlderThanFeudalism, including ancient games like TabletopGame/{{Chess}} (invented in the 6th century) and TabletopGame/{{Go}} (invented in the 4th century). |
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3 | For tropes found in Strategy Games, see StrategyGameTropes. |
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5 | See also SimulationGame for business sims and similar games often lumped together with Strategy Games. Interestingly, Japan generally classifies all strategy games as a sub-category of simulation games known as "War Simulation Games". |
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9 | ! Subgenres |
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11 | [[index]] |
12 | * FourX |
13 | * AbstractStrategyGame: One with a simple, abstract ruleset and little to no randomness or other unpredictable factors (like bluffing). Usually BoardGames. |
14 | * {{Artillery Game}}s |
15 | * GrandStrategy |
16 | * MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena (MOBA) |
17 | * PoliticalStrategyGame |
18 | * RealTimeStrategy (RTS) |
19 | ** RealTimeTactics |
20 | * StrategyRPG |
21 | * TowerDefense |
22 | * TurnBasedStrategy |
23 | ** TurnBasedStrategyRealTimeCombat |
24 | ** TurnBasedTactics |
25 | [[/index]] |
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