The Great Battles of Alexander: Macedonian Art of War
2015
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Players
1-4
Weight
3.67/5.00
Playtime
240 min
⚙️ Game Mechanics
How this game works - core systems and player actions
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📖 About This Game
The Great Battles of Alexander - Macedonian Art of War Expanded Deluxe Edition (2015, Fourth Printing) is the first volume of the multi-volume Tactical level famous board-wargame Great Battles of History series, with the latest and updated 5th Edition game rules made by Mark Herman & Richard Berg.
Available Battles (19 in total):
Scenario Book (12):
Erigon Valley (358 BC)
Crocus Fields (352 BC)
Chaeronea (338 BC)
Lyginus (335 BC)
Pelium (355 BC)
Granicus (334 BC)
Issus (333 BC)
Gaugamela (331 BC)
Crossing the Jaxartes (329 BC)
Samarkand (329/328 BC)
Arigaeum (327 BC)
Hydaspes (326 BC)
Phalanx Module (2):
Sellasia (221 BC)
Mantinea (207 BC)
Diadochoi Module (4):
Paraetacene (317 BC)
Gabiene (316 BC)
Gaza (312 BC)
Ipsus (301 BC)
Raphia Module (1):
Raphia (217 BC)
The Second Printing (2023) adds the Tyrant Module with the following Battles:
Himera, 480BC
Second Himera, 409BC
Akragas, 406BC
Gela, 405BC
Cabala, 377BC
Cronium, 376BC
Crimissos River, 341BC
Abolus River, 338BC
Mount Ecnomious, 311BC
White Tunis, 310BC
Tunis, 307BC
Lilybaeum, 276BC
(the box front still says 19 Battles, but the back side indicates that Tyrant is included).
Game Scale Details:
Unit: 100 men per unit strength point
Time: 20 minutes per game turn
Map: 70 yards per hexagon