A BattleSim is a protracted military campaign composed of a series of interrelated missions, where each outcome adversely affects how the next mission is played, won or lost.

Set in the Middle east in the fictitious country of Kharkistan, the conflict starts slowly with small unit clashes mainly focussed on interdiction, inteligence, and insurgency. As the game progresses and the conflict widens, battles become larger and more numerous until the conflict plays out and a victor emerges.

Objectives won or lost in previous games will steer how each team has to react in subsequent games and ultimately how the conflict unfolds. The evolving story of the battle will be written based on the outcome of each game so that decisions made and objectives completed in earlier battles steer the direction of subsequent games, possibly the entire conflict.

Accessable to any player, Black Sands will be comprised of many different types of games which will cater to all skill levels.