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Summary

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (known in Japan as Sangokushi) is a turn‑based strategy gem that lets you govern the fractured provinces of 3rd‑century China. First released in 1985 by Koei, it launched on the PC‑88 and quickly became a flagship title, spawning ports to everything from the MSX and PC‑98 to the NES, Amiga and even a 2003 Windows edition. The game’s depth is striking: you juggle economics, intrigue, bribery, covert actions, diplomacy and outright warfare, all while trying to steer a faction toward unification. Critics took note – Famitsu consistently handed it scores in the high‑8 to low‑9 range, and Computer Gaming World’s Dave Arneson called it “a great historical simulation.” Reader polls in the late ’80s gave it an 8.96/10 average, and it has lingered above three stars in multiple retrospective surveys, cementing its status as a timeless strategy classic.