That reminds me of the days of FidoNet [0] and Barren Realms Elite [1] where the inter-BBS propagation delay made your BBS's attacks on another BBS even more tense and exciting, and well, it felt realistic that sending your forces to another "planet" took time to happen and for results to be reported.
Woah, I remember playing BRE, which must have been close to 30 years ago. Impressed the author still has a site for it much less that you can purchase it!
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet
[1]: https://www.johndaileysoftware.com/products/bbsdoors/barrenr...