   Whats the best turn based strategy game ever?
  Extra points if its a old and unique one that I could feasibly recreate.   
  Chess.;  Battle for Wesnothhttp://www.wesnoth.org/;  Not sure if it qualifies, but I always liked the first Dune game, not sure which one I liked best the first or the second (first modern[smile] RTS).   ;  I love Magic: The Gathering - I'm sure you can recreate card games somewhat based on that with your computer pretty easily (one of the benefits being there is no spatial location you have to keep track).   ;  Jagged Alliance 2 is a favorite of mine.But yes, Chess or Go are the win.   ;  If you haven't played JA2 in awhile, you should check out the Bear's Pit Forum.  Somehow the players got the source code and have been modding it.  The latest JA2 is a very different (and better, in my opinion) game from the original.JA2 is more of a squad tactics game than a strategy game.For grand strategy games, you've got old 4X favorites like master of orion.For more traditional TBS games you could look at the HOMM series, or Disciples.  I also very much enjoyed Master of Magic when I was younger.  Actually, its still a great, intricate game even now.  I bought a strategy guide for MOM that contained a great deal of its formulas and charts for each faction and spell.  The sheer number of strategies available to overcome those cheating impossible AIs was impressive.   ;  Risk, Monopoly, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, a few more from the distant (although right next door) land of table-top gaming - a very good source to draw inspiration from.   ;  Would XCOM count? Chess is also very good. And all Total War games are excellent turn based strategy with real-time tactics.   ;  Valkyria Chronicles (also named Battlefield Valkyria or Valkyrie Of The Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles)most amazing turn based game ive seen so far. somewhat simalar to jagged alliance but on a whole different level.   