Check out this game.

http://www.fallofromegame.com/whatIs.asp

Its all about planning/strategy.

Quote:Original post by DamnedMarine
Thanks for your replies! Well the ancient China part is not that important...
Talk about the game you are developing Merlin!

http://interactivedungeon.com We're working on a strategy game, with economic and role-playing elements. My partner is an avid war gamer, so the battle system will be seriously good. (If you are old, we wrote Sword of Aragon, which is what the game is inspired by. It was published in 1989 by SSI.)

In order to design such games you should not start read a book. Instead write several papers.

"The secrets of Warcraft II", then "Improved Space Tactics" and finally, "Hero Strengths and Weaknesses"

After you finish that continue with another approach: "The Myth of a Fallen Lords", move on with "For Shogun's Honor" and finish with "Pax Romana".

After you write all those papers (not more than 4 pages each), put them on the wall, make some diagrams, design a game called "Car Washer" which plays for 15 minutes, it's damn fun and addicting, take a good breakfast, grab your best professional friend and tell him how is gonna be your next RTS.

I'm not even a bit kidding with all those.