Master of Magic (MicroProse, 1994)
Another game from the classic era (1990s) that I played a lot back then. "Master of Magic" by Microprose. There is a version available from gog.com for $2.99 which comes nicely packaged with a launcher app called "Gog Galaxy" that knows how to setup DOSBox behind the scenes so the game just came up full screen, ready to play. Of course, considering the anticipation, I got one of the worst starts I have ever seen. I was stuck on a tiny island no more than 5x5 hexes. Nowhere to build a new settlement, and the few pieces I did build ran out of money quickly due to bad location of my only town. But it was nice to see those old familiar screens again. This was a clone of the original Civilization (which I also played for hours on end), except that your generals are wizards who have spells that can affect the battles. There are also power nodes of various elements, and a whole other dimension you can expand into. Instead of the usual troop types and ...