Monster game

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A monster game is a game, usually a wargame, that is either very large, very complex, or both. One criterion sometimes adopted is the number of pieces; a game which puts greater than 1000 counters into play at once may be considered to be a monster game. This classification can technically be applied to any board game, but most commonly refers to the kind of non-abstract wargames in which a large amount of time is needed to play each turn as a result of a relatively high commitment to period accurate military realism. Drang Nach Osten!, widely considered the first monster game, and its companion, Unentschieden, led to the creation of the Europa wargames, a series of connected wargames intended to cover combat over the entire European Theater of WWII. Games that are considered monster games include:

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