This turn-based strategy game will allow players to build empires and eventually defeat neighboring races.

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Turn-based strategy games harken back to the days of playing board games with dice and individualized pieces.

CNN: The rebirth of turn-based strategy games

"There is such a huge audience now for that style of interaction (with turn-based strategy games), " Beach said.

CNN: The rebirth of turn-based strategy games

At Firaxis Games near Baltimore, the company continues to create one of the best turn-based strategy franchises with its "Civilization" series.

CNN: The rebirth of turn-based strategy games

Bringing turn-based strategy games to computers allowed all that number crunching to be done quickly and increased the pace of the game.

CNN: The rebirth of turn-based strategy games

Other games are even more tactical, requiring party management or, in some turn-based strategy games, the management of entire nations and armies.

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While watching his daughter play on her phone with her friends, he realized casual gaming is creating a growing audience for the turn-based strategy genre.

CNN: The rebirth of turn-based strategy games

Beach points out the future of turn-based strategy gaming is already playing out in other casual games like "Words With Friends, " where players take turns playing a "Scrabble"-like game with opponents.

CNN: The rebirth of turn-based strategy games

Launching on Feb. 4 is Fire Emblem Awakening, a fantasy turn-based strategy game for Nintendo 3DS. On the same day, Nintendo will release a special bundle of the Nintendo 3DS system that has Fire Emblem Awakening pre-installed on the hardware.

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The action is still turn-based, so planning and strategy are important at this level as well.

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