"Phantom Leader: The Vietnam Air War Solitaire Strategy Game" has players choosing aircraft, pilots and weapons for strikes against communist targets. Pilot skills improve with experience.
Read More"Command Ops: Battles for Greece" is as much simulation as game but without bogging down in minutia or micromanagement as it explores one of WWII's lesser-known campaigns. Excellent replay value.
Read MoreIn "Total War: Rome II" players can lead ancient Rome (or one of its competitors) on the road to empire, but this is a huge game with a lot to manage. Rome won't be built in a day.
Read MoreCivil War gamers should definitely take a look at "Scourge of War: Brandy Station." There's a learning curve, but the game does a good job of modeling the battle in which Union cavalry of the Eastern Theater came into its own.
Read MoreVictory in the boardgame "Reign of Missiles," a low-complexity, solitaire simulation of the Gaza Missile Crisis of November 2012, requires winning both militarily and politically.
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