https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-dont-just-paint-the-map-your-colour-in-new-ww2-rts-battleplan-you-redraw-the-frontline-with-a-pencil-and-hope-your-troops-do-the-restEdwin Evans-ThirlwellMon, 12 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-dont-just-paint-the-map-your-colour-in-new-ww2-rts-battleplan-you-redraw-the-frontline-with-a-pencil-and-hope-your-troops-do-the-restBattleplanHistoricalPCStrategy: Real-Time Strategy<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/battleplan.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>You may have heard that the pen is mightier than the sword, but did you know that the pencil is mightier than the 7th Panzer Division? Here is <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/battleplan">Battleplan</a> to educate us on the subject. In this WW2 real-time <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-best-strategy-games-on-pc">strategy game</a>, you issue orders by drawing on a big pseudo-paper map based on geographical survey data. Then you sit back and watch as thousands of troops, tanks, planes and artillery wotsits strive to transform your arbitrary doodles into actual conquered territory.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-dont-just-paint-the-map-your-colour-in-new-ww2-rts-battleplan-you-redraw-the-frontline-with-a-pencil-and-hope-your-troops-do-the-rest">Read more</a></p>