Abandonware DOS title

The best turn based games

In direct contrast with real-time games, turn-based games gameplay is based on the players taking turns to do what needs to be done: move in a dungeon, play cards, attack enemy units.
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Knight Exchange

DOS1988 Softdisk Publishing
Ever dreamed of a medieval Wall Street where knights swap swords instead of stocks? Knight Exchange turns that fever dream into pixels. Released in 1988 for DOS, this quirky strate...
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4 Queens Computer Casino

DOS1992 Applications Plus
This 1992 casino sim for DOS drops you into the neon-soaked carpet jungle of the Four Queens Hotel in Vegas. There’s no plot, no hero’s journey - just you, a digital ba...
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Reach for the Stars

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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The Astronomy Quiz

DOS1988 Softdisk Publishing
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Backgammon

DOS1984 IBM
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Accordion

DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
It’s 1990, and you’re sitting at your DOS PC playing Accordion, a game that somehow turns solitaire into something slower and more passive-aggressive. It’s not fl...
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The computer edition of Scrabble

DOS1989 Leisure Genius
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Win, Lose or Draw

DOS1988 Softie
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Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Arnhem is the kind of wargame where you spend more time reading hex maps than shooting anything. It’s all about recreating Operation Market Garden — you know, that WWII...
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Chaos Overlords

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected Stick Man Games
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 contro...
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Firezone

DOS1988 Arcadia Systems
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Backgammon

DOS1986
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Remote Control

DOS1989 Softie
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Subbuteo

DOS1990 Goliath Games
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Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985
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Video Casino

DOS1987 Mastertronic
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Lord of Destruction

DOS1994 Rebelsoft
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Ultimate Soccer Manager 98

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/111998 Impressions Games
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Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 Activision
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Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge

DOS1992 Sierra On-Line
Trade in your sword and crown for a dice cup in King Graham’s Board Game Challenge. The noble hero of King’s Quest takes a break from slaying dragons to play board game...
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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
If you’ve ever wanted to command armies older than your great-great-great-grandparents, Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles is your time machine with a keyboard. Released in...
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Quest for the Unicorn

DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1990freeware
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Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw

DOS1989 Oxford Mobius