Abandonware DOS title

The best abandonware strategy games

Games based on strategy allow for reasoning and planning of one’s moves and actions. The gameplay may be based on player’s turns (Turn-based Strategy) or it may be in real time (Real-Time Strategy, RTS). These games focus on strategy and tactics rather than action, sometimes with the addition of financial or logistic features.
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Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 cards
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Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 trivia / quiz, board game
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from various categories in order to collect pie pieces that correspond to those categories. The goal is to collect all the pie pieces and complete a full pie before your opponents.
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Oligopoly

DOS1987 board game
Oligopoly is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by James Kerwin, developed by PC Design Associates and released by XOR Corporation in 1987 for DOS.
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Panzer Battles

DOS1990 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Vegas Gambler

DOS1987 cards
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Scrabble

DOS1992 board game
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Bridge 7.0

DOS1992 cards
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Capture the Flag

DOS1993 turn-based tactics
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House of Cards

DOS1989 cards
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Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected turn-based tactics, wargame
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Super Battleship

DOS1988 board game
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Trump Castle 2

DOS1991 cards
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Death by Backgammon

DOS1990 board game
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Theatre of War

DOS1992protected board game
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The Civil War

DOS1987 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Armada 2525

DOS1991 4x
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Redhook's Revenge

DOS1993 board game
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Warlords 2 Deluxe

DOS1995 4x
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Knight Exchange

DOS1988 board game
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4 Queens Computer Casino

DOS1992 cards
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Backgammon

DOS1984 board game
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Dragonriders of Pern

DOS1987 board game
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Chaos Overlords

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected board game
Chaos Overlords is a cyberpunk-themed strategy game developed by Stick Man Games and published by New World Computing in 1996. Set in a dystopian future, the game focuses on controlling the underworld of a city dominated by corrupt corporations and oppressive government forces. The player assumes the role of a crime lord, leading a gang with the go...
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Accordion

DOS1990 cards
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Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS1988 turn-based tactics, wargame