First five Might and Magic games were released during nine yead period from 1986 to 1995. First three installments were ported to a variety of computer architectures and OSes, Might and Magic IV and V were released for DOS and Mac only. Player characters have "statistics" analogous to Dungeons and Dragons Ability scores. Exploration, like combat, is turn-based in Might and Magic; hence in-game time does not pass while the player delays.