You can't say no to Rome : Total War.
Recipe :
1 x Turn-based strategy map (á la Civilization).
1 x Tactical battles in real-time
3 x Focus on strategy over mindlessness.
2 x Graphics that are good enough but not machine-eating.
4 x Historical setting around Julius Caesar and all that jazz, especially good if you're somewhat interested in that.
I've almost cut off gaming completely, but when I got spare holidays I fancy spending the evenings bringing my scythians on another war-trek against the bastard greeks.











