Good strategy games

[pearljammer]

Majin-Tenshinhan said:
Heroes of Might and Magic III is the best strategy game of all time (or at least tied with Starcraft) so if you never played that gem you might want to try it out.

What he said plus Warcraft (the whole series, though I and II may seem a bit archaic now, proabably best to come back to them if when you fall in love with the third).

If, however, you're looking for something perhaps more fresh, Sins of a Solar Empire was great. Certainly a bit different, but great.