War strategy games are often times the most fun and interesting types of games to play. Even simpler versions like RISK for example, which relies heavily on the luck of the dice, in conjunction with some basic strategy, can provide hours of fun. Chess would probably be the best and most widely played war based strategy game of all time. Below are a list of the top 3 best military strategy games that you most likely have never heard of.
3. Axis and allies anniversary edition 2008
Published by Hasbro in 2008, Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition is the highest ranked version in the Axis & Allies family. 2-6 players, with an average playing time of 360 minutes. With over 600 pieces players will be able to decide the outcome of WWII like never possible before. This is a relatively complicated game that will take time to learn, and even longer to master, but in the long run will be more satisfying than a typical luck of the dice based game.
2. Combat Commander Europe
Released in 2006, Combat Commander is ranked 81'st best board game of all board games on Boardgamegeek.com and the 8th best war based game ever. The game is a card based board game covering infantry combat in the European area of World War II. A 2 player game, one player takes control of Germany, known as the AXIS, while the other player commands either America or Russia, known as the ALLIES.
1. Twilight Struggle
Twilight Struggle by GMT games was released in 2005. Ranked as one of the best board games of all time. A card driven strategy game is low-complexity with the board being a world map of the period from 1945 to 1989. You'll find everything from Vietnam, the space race to the fact the game can end in all out nuclear war.
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