In a world where you can control gaming movements with your hands on a TV screen the size of your wall, it’s a bit of a mystery why games in the RTS genre continue to do as well as they do. Well, it’s a mystery from the outside looking in, that is.

Not every gamer needs graphically-intense action, a huge HD screen or the thrill of winning money to play. For gamers in the real-time strategy world, it’s about more than entertainment. It’s about besting your opponent mentally, breaking them down by out-planning, outmaneuvering and seizing complete control over what is effectively their life.

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