There is most def. a portion of strategist involved. I probably should have explained it a bit more:
Instead of rock, paper, scissors - you've got Sword, Bow, Mage (actual names could be a bit different). But essentially, you don't know which units of the enemy have these type of weapons until this unit has attacked or has been atacked. And that's where the strategy part comes into play.
- Sword beats Bow
- Bow beats Mage
- Mage beats Sword
If you've got a sword unit nearly in front of an enemy mage unit, you know that this unit will def. lose against the enemy, which is what you've got to play around then.