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Strategic Simulations, Inc. released Wargame Construction Set in 1987 for MS-DOS, a time when strategy games often demanded more from the player's imagination than from the graphics card. It wasn't about flashy cutscenes; it was a toolkit for building and fighting your own battles, a blank slate for military history buffs and armchair generals.

You control every aspect of the conflict, from designing the map hex by hex to assigning individual units their weapons, morale, and movement rates. The main objective is to outmaneuver and destroy the opposing force under the rules you've set, whether replaying historical engagements or pure hypotheticals. Signature mechanics include detailed unit customization, phased movement and combat resolution, and a scenario editor that feels like a programming language for war. The pacing is deliberate, almost methodical, demanding careful planning over quick reflexes. It feels less like playing a game and more like conducting a detailed experiment in combat.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".