Talk:Grand strategy wargame

Merge proposal
While a distinct subject, there really isn't a whole lot of notable information written about it. I'd like to merge this article into wargame and wargame (video games). Really, this is a simple distinction that warrants a couple of sentences, not a whole article. Randomran (talk) 16:41, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I say go for it. The genre articles are growing to ridiculous proportions. Just last week we had to delete "Cartoon Shooter" or something like that. What's next? "Bear and bird action platformers with shiny golden puzzle thingys"?  .: Alex  :.  15:17, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

The article could certainly use improvement and I will start doing so. I will start by removing any emphasis on videogaming which is inappropriate since the concept is not especially related to a particular medium. For example, last night, I was playing Imperial (board game) which is a fine specimen. When this is done, the merge proposal will be redundant. I may then go on to improve other wargame articles in a complementary way - tactical, operational, etc.Colonel Warden (talk) 15:50, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I took the liberty of merging this article to wargaming, which actually already had the majority of the information in this article. There was further discussion and consensus at the video games wikiproject. If the subsection in the wargaming article becomes sufficiently large, I would support a split. But until then, the concept is simple enough to be summed up in the paragraph at the main article. Randomran (talk) 03:45, 15 May 2008 (UTC)


 * This topic is more a matter of wargaming and studies of international conflict than of videogaming. The opinions of a small number of videogamers does not form an adequate quorum to extinguish this article.  I shall continue to develop it and have started by removing the extraneous videogames clutter. Colonel Warden (talk) 08:29, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The goal of the merge isn't to "extinguish" information but improve organization and reduce clutter. There is already a section on grand strategy wargames at the wargaming article. This is in addition to a lot of generally relevant information about wargames. But if you insist on splitting this from the main article, I would encourage you to reference and expand the article so that it says something substantially different from the main wargaming article. In the meantime, I'll take the liberty helping to reduce the video game clutter. Randomran (talk) 13:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Rather than merge the article, I think an entirely different approach to the genre is needed. First, the war part in "Grand strategy wargame" should be removed. A grand strategy game doesn't need to involve warfare, although most of the time it's a possibility in the game, but you can play an entire game without ever using an army in some games. This also makes it distinct from pure wargames that may have grand strategy elements in them, for example most WWII wargames. The most important part of a grand strategy game is having a grand strategy to achieve goals you either set yourself or the game has set up. Usually this comes down to managing economy and developing your base of power gradually. RhoDaZZ (talk) 16:04, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

The definition of a Grand strategy wargame is not understandable for not native english foreigners. what is meant with "at the level of movement"? do you mean progress? and why does the movement depent on a level, when it comes to this kind of game. Can anyone be more precise? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.19.115.103 (talk) 13:26, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Includes 4x games?
By the defnition given, games such as the Sid Meier's Civilzation, and Heroes of Might and Magic series would probably be included. Imperialsim/Imperialsim II alsmot certailny would. Should 4x be mentioned as a sub-type of grand strategy? If not, is there a disticntion I'm missing? Dvd Avins (talk) 15:25, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I believe the term is reserved for games that fit the classical wargame description. SharkD (talk) 21:32, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Grand strategy games are not necessarily wargames
This article has very old definition of grand strategy games. In the meantime, many important games not focused on the war - such as Victoria or Crusader Kings - not only established this genre as a separate & unique, but also moved it into the realms of economy, diplomacy, politics, rather than simple smashing tanks together. 2A02:8084:601B:7E80:7D9D:3D28:66C0:7B74 (talk) 10:04, 14 January 2022 (UTC)