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Construction and management simulation
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<p>Construction and management simulation (CMS), sometimes also called management sim or building sim, is a subgenre of <a href="/facts/Simulation_game/Cg6yt1Mx">simulation game</a> in which players build, expand or manage fictional communities or projects with limited resources. <a href="/facts/Strategy_video_game/NaBxMpy6">Strategy video games</a> sometimes incorporate CMS aspects into their game economy, as players must manage resources while expanding their project. Pure CMS games differ from strategy games, however, in that "the player's goal is not to defeat an enemy, but to build something within the context of an ongoing process." Games in this category are sometimes also called "management games". </p><p><i><a href="/facts/SimCity_(1989_video_game)/EgVxvwgg">SimCity</a></i> (1989) represents an early example of success in the genre. Other games in the genre range from <a href="/facts/City-building_games/Mj6oCxN7">city-building games</a> like <i><a href="/facts/Caesar_(video_game)/xN4bEj01">Caesar</a></i> (since 1992), <i><a href="/facts/The_Settlers/CQjtgmrx">The Settlers</a></i> (since 1993), the <i><a href="/facts/Anno_(series)/LaCrWsg1">Anno series</a></i> (since 1998), mixed business/politics/building games like <i><a href="/facts/Tropico_(video_game)/7GjEtSK4">Tropico</a></i> (since 2001), pure <a href="/facts/Business_simulation_game/Wmz0WwP2">business simulation games</a> like <i><a href="/facts/Capitalism_(video_game)/YDhkoqPy">Capitalism</a></i>, and niche simulations like <i><a href="/facts/Theme_Park_(video_game)/3Fe6Epbx">Theme Park</a></i>. </p><p>CMSs are often called "simulation games" for short. Although games can simulate many activities from <a href="/facts/Vehicle_simulation_game/fNh1nPPV">vehicles</a> to <a href="/facts/Sports_game/BFAAKTvK">sports</a>, players usually deduce the kind of simulation from the title of the game. </p>