15 Best Wargames of All Time War(games) never changes. Expect they do sometimes.
15 Best Wargames of All Time War(games) never changes. Expect they do sometimes. While chess and its predecessors may be classified as the progenitors of simulation wargaming, modern wargame design principles began to solidify only after the introduction of Kriegsspiel in the 19th century and really came into their own in the post-World War Two board gaming boom from prominent designers such as James Dunnigan. Wargames combine two inherent curiosities found in humanity: fascination with patterns and warfare. With the advent of digital technologies, wargames have maintained their traditional focus on realism and historical authenticity with computers being a powerful platform to better realize complex models of war. Hardcore wargaming certainly has taken a back-seat to more action-oriented subsets of the strategy genre, like classic RTSs, but nevertheless it retains a dedicated audience and a number of alluring advantages over more casual strategy games. We put together a list of ...