Computer Ambush

Computer Ambush is a squad-level tactical combat simulator, set in a fictitious French village during World War II. Available forces are restricted to either American or German squads only; each squad contains 10 unique soldiers (every individual has a name, background/history, and preset specific combat skills). Each soldier also comes with a specific combat load, including various weapons (rifles, SMGs, machine guns), explosives (grenades, plastic explosives), and knives. These soldiers are hardcoded and unchangeable in the game.

The environment/terrain to be played on is a detailed map of a French village - complete with a wide variety of single-story buildings and other terrain features - displayed in a simple, graph paper layout. Each friendly soldier is displayed as a single letter (the first letter of their last name); opposing forces display as either a star symbol (for Americans) or a swastika symbol (for Germans). The map and layout of the village is also hardcoded and unchangeable in the game.

The game simulates turn-based combat, and allows both player vs. computer as well as player vs. player battles. Human players play the role of squad leaders, and issue their detailed orders in advance to all friendly soldiers - the computer then resolves all movement, sighting, combat and other actions during the processing of each turn, and displays results. The game also allows a "replay" of the combat results from a turn, superimposed on the map of the village so that human player can visualize the turn. This process continues until one side is destroyed/incapacitated, or achieves certain pre-set objective(s).