The Five Best Strategy Games of All Time
Since the early days of history, war games have been incredibly popular - games like Chess, Vikings and Go have been around in one form or another for centuries. Military strategists have used them to train critical thought and analysis of combat situations. But there is an issue. These are all ‘perfect information’ games. In other words, you know everything there is to know about the ‘battle’ situation. Real life is far more complex. Imperfect information about troop numbers, positioning and chaotic battlefield conditions can overwhelm even the most perfect of strategies.
Video games go some way to addressing this with fog of war to hide opponents’ moves, and the need to balance economies and vital resources. For the budding armchair generals amongst you, let’s take a look at fiv...
