A fantasy wargame loosely based on Europe during the Hundred Years War. Aside from the usual base building, research and troop movement associated with the genre, this one features heroes and battle formations, monks with healing powers, a wide range of siege engines and advanced castle design. As the name implies, castles do play a prominent role in Castle Strike, as the battle may be carried to the top of the ramparts, and the walls may be scaled with ladders and siege towers or undermined by sappers. The campaigns combine large scale battles with full base control, and missions in which the heroes and a few soldiers must make do with what they have.