Although simple on the surface, the rock-paper-scissors combat system in strategy games can be satisfying if executed well.

War games that play with more than two always have ... No game gets the balance better than the Conflict of Heroes series, which uses a simple system of action points, dice and differing front ...

Examples like Into the Breach and Age of Wonders 4 show how strategy games blend simple mechanics with deep gameplay. Few game genres have the same depth and complexity as strategy games.