Turn-Based Fantasy Goodness

Once upon a time, and not that long ago, games like Disciples II or Heroes of Might and Magic were mainstays of the industry, being featured and lauded by game magazines and loved by huge numbers of gamers. Termed "turn-based fantasy" games, they featured a tasty combination of exploration, construction, and combat, with a bit of story thrown in.

The Best Puzzle Game of All Time

Or so says the Mathematics Association of America, and who are we to disagree?

To call it a puzzle game is inadequate, however; the DROD (Deadly Rooms of Death) games are sui generis, and about the only quick way to describe them is as "Gauntlet meets Sokoban."