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Phalanx: Tactical Warfare 500-100 BC
Phalanx: Tactical Warfare 500-100 BC
by SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.) (1971)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
12+

Playing Time
2 hours
Categories
  • Wargame
  • Ancient
  • Designers
  • John Young
  • Mechanisms
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Simulation
  • Dice Rolling
  • Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
  • Ratio / Combat Results Table
  • Movement Points
  • Artists
  • Redmond A. Simonsen
  • Family
  • SPI Tactical Series
  • Ancient Rome
  • Country: Greece
  • History: Macedonian Wars
  • Player Count: Two Player Only Games
  • Rating: 6.28/10 from 40 users

    Description

    Excerpt from SPI advertising:

    Ancient warfare from Alexander the Great to Rome. Spearmen, swordsmen, bowmen and elephants clash in 15 battles from Marathon to Zama.

    Famous military commanders represented include Xerxes, Alexander the Great, Darius -- King of Kings, Hannibal, and Scipio Africanus. Included battles are Marathon; Arbela; and Zama. Phalanx recreates the military systems that clashed in these battles. There are five classes of units, spearmen, swordsmen, cavalry, mounted bowmen, and
    missile troops (slingers and javeliners). Special rules embody the "feel" of ancient tactics, including the effect of charismatic leaders on combat (Darius, Alexander), the unpredictable and fearsome battle elephants, and the great tactical flexibility of the Roman legion, one of history's greatest military units.

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