The curse of fast iron [computer wargames]

The wargaming public had never shown much demand for strategy games. Most wargamers prefer tactical-level games, where you plan for now and execute right away. Strategy games are complex-not necessarily more complex than tactical-level games, but requiring more strategic thought. You must plan ahead and make contingency plans as well. Strategy games´ salvation arrived in the 1980s, when personal computers made it possible to automate many complex procedures and details. Players no longer needed a rare skill set to use a wargame. Suddenly, there were a lot more strategy games and a lot more people who could play them. Unfortunately, more powerful microprocessors, graphics chips and sound boards are killing commercial strategy games