a board game to be played by two or more players (there are also solitary ones), which portrays a battle (real or fictious), a complete war, or other kinds of struggles among different factions
n. A game in which players put military units in direct conflict with each other. The goal of these games is typically either annihilation of opponents or the attainment of certain strategic conditions. These types of games will often have high thematic content and a varying degree abstraction. (See also miniatures game)