One differentiates between two kinds of computer strategy plays: Was based strategy plays and real time strategy play ("“RTS plays"”).

Round-based strategy play

In round-based strategy plays (English turn based) the players implement their courses in individual rounds successively, similarly as e.g. with chess. Since the players are not at time pressure, a more exact planning of the actions is possible. Therefore round of strategy plays more complex than real time strategy plays and cover often also social aspects such as diplomacy and politics are usually. The actual martial aspects often step into the background and by far more abstractly represented as in real time strategy plays.

The pallet is enough thereby from plays up

• tactical level as for example tanks general or the Battle Isle row
• over planet-far plays, in which one states a nation, like those much Civilization row admitted
• up to plays, which extend over whole galaxies in space (for example the masters OF Orion row).
• also those rogue similar plays fall into this category

Multiplayerfunktionen are common, in order to be able to begin against other human players. In the meantime naturally LAN and Internet functions stand in the first place. But straight by the round referringness make possible round-based strategy plays also different games functions as hotseat or E-Mail plays.

Real time strategy play (RTS play)

For the major item see "“real time strategy play"”

Real time strategy plays (English material time strategy or briefly RTS) are computer strategy plays, with which all players implement their actions at the same time.

Therefore real time strategy plays reduce the complexity of expirations of play, and place the fast reaction and strategic tarpaulins under time pressure into the foreground.

With the increasing technical possibilities the real time strategy plays are based in commercial success and Bekanntheitsgrad, and stand today in the attention of the players behind the category of the Ego Shooter. The real time strategy plays did not displace are based, but addressed with the high speed of the plays in principle different public.

See also: Strategy play, global strategy play

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