The Great Battles of Alexander: Macedonian Art of War

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The Great Battles of Alexander: Macedonian Art of War

Score
8.4
Players
1-4
Time
240
Recommended Age
0+
Difficulty
hard
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Description

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