Re: Most complex strategy game?

Michael Albertsen wrote:

Yes, I brought up ASL, and maybe I shouldn't have. It's clearly not in the
category I believe the original poster was interested in. But the complexity
in that game has always struck me as being extreme, and so I wanted to
mention it all the same. However, since it's not really a strategic game, on
second thought, I should probably have let it go unmentioned.

We could talk about Steel Panthers: World at War (by Matrix Games)
instead. ;) It's not "strategic" either (in the wargaming sense of
the word), but at least it's a PC game--and it's a lot like ASL.

--Patrick

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