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Alexander the Great w/The Great Battles of Alexander (Deluxe 4th Edition)

By: GMT Games

Type: Collection

Product Line: Conquerors, The

MSRP $84.90


Product Info

Title
Alexander the Great w/The Great Battles of Alexander (Deluxe 4th Edition)
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Sub-category
Author
Richard Berg
Dimensions
9x12x3"
NKG Part #
2148113090
Type
Collection
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
1 - 2 Players
Game Length
240 Minutes

Description

Collection includes:

The Conquerers: Alexander the Great w/ box
The Great Battles of Alexander (Deluxe 4th Edition) - no box

The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition is the updated, expanded, full-color-enhanced version of the best-selling, multi-award-winning game system that started the Great Battles of History series, includes new game counters, maps, packaging, battles, and scenarios that cover all the major battles from the original game and the Juggernaut module, plus five additional battles ... ten in all. The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition is virtually the complete history of Alexander the Great and the Macedonian art of war.

The Conquerers: Alexander the Great uses an interesting new system that gives the players a feel for the era and the problems of campaigning therein. For one, there are no turns. Play keeps going until the Macedonian Player wins or Alexander dies. And winning, for the Macedonian Player, is no mean feat. Yes, his armies are mighty, but Alexander is a game in which the player must not just win battles, but also overcome the logistics of campaigning … building armies, getting them to where they're needed, understanding battle fatigue and weariness, dealing with personalities, and adapting to the society you are trying to seize.

The player's goals, as Alexander, are multiple and difficult. To win, he must maintain his hegemony of Greece, become Great King and establish his Deity. The latter two require him to achieve eight separate, often difficult objectives, including controlling key provinces, building Alexandria, gaining control of the Royal Family, and invoking proskynesis (homage by prostration). A clever Persian player has many ways to stop the Macedonian from earning these, and the money and manpower to help him. Given Alexander's "greatness," playtesters found the game to be remarkably balanced.

Components may be mixed and stored with other items. Individual components have not been counted, but are believed to be complete except where noted above. Specific items range in condition from Fair to NM with most falling around the condition listed for this collection.

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