{"schemaVersion":1,"record":{"key":"mechanic/strategy-planning--t068","type":"mechanic","id":"strategy-planning--t068","lang":"en","title":"Turn-based strategy","summary":"Turns provide planning time while player order determines which world changes the next participant observes.","updatedAt":"2026-10-22","status":"active","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/strategy-planning--t068/","jsonUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/strategy-planning--t068.json","markdownUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/strategy-planning--t068.md","aliases":[],"tags":["Strategy games","Mechanics and variants"],"sourceIds":["source-32d0598945d8807a","source-cdd68b3569df12cf"],"sources":[{"id":"source-32d0598945d8807a","title":"OpenRA","url":"https://www.openra.net/","verifiedAt":null},{"id":"source-cdd68b3569df12cf","title":"Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI","url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/","verifiedAt":null}],"sections":[{"id":"principle","title":"How it works","body":"Turns provide planning time while player order determines which world changes the next participant observes."},{"id":"variants","title":"Variants","body":"### Mechanic variants\n\n<a id=\"t068-variants\"></a>\n\n- Sequential turns answer an observed action. <a id=\"t068-v1\"></a>\n- Simultaneous orders require predicting opponents. <a id=\"t068-v2\"></a>\n- Action limits constrain the scope of one turn. <a id=\"t068-v3\"></a>\n- Supply phases connect plans across several turns. <a id=\"t068-v4\"></a>"},{"id":"example","title":"Design example","body":"An army takes a bridge now to supply an offensive in the following round.\n\nPrototype check: Test first-turn advantage from equal starting positions and the availability of compensating responses."},{"id":"context","title":"Context and limits","body":"Strategy connects production, territory, information and long-term commitments against an uncertain opponent. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map."}],"relations":[],"placements":[{"catalogId":"strategy-planning","id":"t068","title":"Strategy games","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/strategy-planning/#t068","categoryIds":["mechanics"]}],"supersededBy":[],"attributes":{"preview":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-22","title":"Turn-based strategy","description":"Turns provide planning time while player order determines which world changes the next participant observes.","image":{"src":"images/mechanics/strategy-civilization6-02.webp","width":1440,"height":810,"game":"Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI","sourceUrl":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/","originalUrl":"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/289070/ss_b2bf12299c38214fe520af0f724a6349d17ed330.1920x1080.jpg?t=1792602288","credit":"Firaxis Games / Aspyr (Mac) / Aspyr (Linux) / 2K / Aspyr (Mac) / Aspyr (Linux)","rights":"© Firaxis Games / Aspyr (Mac) / Aspyr (Linux) / 2K / Aspyr (Mac) / Aspyr (Linux). All rights reserved.","caption":"Managing a city between turns","alt":"Managing a city between turns","markers":[{"x":9,"y":32,"label":"City growth and amenities summary"},{"x":92,"y":4,"label":"The counter shows the current turn: 118 of 330"}]},"tips":["Before ending a turn, show unused actions and important consequences."],"examples":[{"title":"Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI","url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/"}]}},"endsAt":null,"provenance":"Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant.","license":"CC-BY-4.0","codeLicense":"MIT","attribution":"gamemechanics.pro contributors","catalogKey":"catalog/strategy-planning"}}