# Any good flash wargames out there? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 27, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560 "2010-10-27T17:46:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/1 "2010-10-27T17:46:36Z")
I’d like something to play at work and I love wargames, or anything else that scratches that strategic itch. For that matter, does anyone know of some cheap easy-to-learn turn-based strategy computer games? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/2 "2010-10-27T17:52:49Z")
Haven’t played it in a while, but Battle for Wesnoth (or maybe Battle of Wesnoth) is a free turn-based small-unit fantasy wargame. The AI is not the greatest but it isn’t horrible, either. Not flash-based, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/3 "2010-10-27T18:41:17Z")
Cool, I’m downloading it now. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/4 "2010-10-27T18:57:37Z")
Weewar, Diplomacy, umm. Uh. Hex Empire! All of the above are flash games that you can play online. The first two are multiplayer, the third is single player. All of these are Risk style wargames if that’s what floats your boat. ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/5 "2010-11-01T21:39:07Z")
DiceWars is similar to Risk in that you attack adjacent territories and, if successful, move all-but-one of your troops to the conquered territory. ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/6 "2010-11-02T10:57:39Z")
I’ve got one on my phone called Uniwar, which is an old school turn based hex strategy, and its very addictive. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/7 "2010-11-02T14:13:37Z")
if it’s Risk you want, you will have to try [http://www.conquerclub.com/](http://www.conquerclub.com/) . it is the best Risk game i know. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/8 "2010-11-02T14:58:49Z")
How about old games, should be easy on the requirements. I’d recommend: Any of the older Civs up to 4. 5 is great, but it takes a gaming PC to run well. Any of the older total war series of games. Rome if you can handle it, if not the original medieval. Stardock has a bunch on impulse, all really cheap. I’d go for Galactic Civ II and sword of the stars. Galactiv Civ II runs on my netbook without any issues. Also, check out the strategy section of goold old games: [http://www.gog.com/en/catalogue#strategy/](http://www.gog.com/en/catalogue#strategy/) Lots of good stuff in there, most under $6. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/9 "2010-11-02T20:06:45Z")
If anybody cares I found [Crown of Glory](http://www.west-civ.com/COGEE/COGEE_Index.html) to be up my alley. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-flash-wargames-out-there/558560/10 "2010-11-03T14:21:30Z")
Dont forget [pandemic 2](http://pandemic2.org/)