Civilization Series (turn based).
Starcraft I and II and Age of Empires series (realtime).
RollerCoaster Tycoon series is a different type of strategy but cool too.
There are no good war strategy games that are free.
Depend on what kind of games you play. You think when you play strategy games.
Jim Menick has written: 'Basic adventure and strategy game design for the Apple' -- subject(s): Apple II (Computer), Computer adventure games, Computer games, Programming 'Basic Adventure and Strategy Game Design for the IBM PCJR'
Computer Football Strategy was created in 1983.
mine craft
It has games.
One of the best open source games is Batle for Wesnoth. It is a hex turn based strategy and the code is completely yours to edit.
Command and Conquer Series, Starcraft, and Dawn of War
I think that EA would be the best computer games company to work for.
Board games such as Settlers of Catan or the Game of Thrones board game are excellent strategy games. Online games such as League of Legends are also excellent strategy games. Here is a link to flash strategy games. http://www.addictinggames.com/strategy-games/index.jsp
The game Sins of a Solar Empire falls under the science fiction category of games. It is a real-time strategy. It is the beginning of a saga of games.
Red alert 3 is a strategy game that is either for Xbox 360 or computer. The previous game (red alert 2) was the best strategy game based on sales in the world. If you are interested in buying it i would recommend it for computer.