Armchair Generals is a grand strategy war game that puts you in charge of one of the major sides in either WWII or in a, hypothetical, WWIII scenario. Each side consists of a number of different troop types, including armies, fleets and air forces. The playing board is two sided, with maps of the world on each side. On one side is the world as it was in 1939 and is used for the four player version of the game (WWII). The other side is a map of the world as it was in the late 1980s and is used for two and three player games (WWIII). In the two player game one player takes the role of NATO and the other takes on the role of the Warsaw Pact. For the three player game the third player dons the mantle of China. The four player game is based on WWII and each player controls either Japan, USSR, the Western Allies or the Axis Powers. The object of the game is to be the first player to grab a set number of economic 'points' and thus, dominate your opponents.