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Wargame Construction Set

Ever dreamed of crafting your own wargames, from maps to soldiers? Design simple or complex battles, from man-to-man combat to large-scale campaigns. Build maps, customize units, and choose from historical…

31 December 1986

Wargame Construction Set is a simulator developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.), released 31 December 1986 on Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Wargame Construction Set is

Wargame Construction Set is a simulator game developed by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) and released in 1986. It is available on Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ever dreamed of crafting your own wargames, from maps to soldiers? Design simple or complex battles, from man-to-man combat to large-scale campaigns. Build maps, customize units, and choose from historical, modern, fantasy, or sci-fi settings. Play ready-to-go games or unleash your creativity.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Wargame Construction Set launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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When did Wargame Construction Set come out?
Wargame Construction Set was released on 31 December 1986 for Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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