Lost Battles: Forty Battles & Campaigns of the Ancient World

quotlost battlesquot game game cover battle campaign mediterranean near east persian defeat marathon bc caesar victory pharsalus bc exhaustively test refine past year base professor philip sabin decade research simulation design ancient warfare include update copy book extensive historical design note scenariothe game fight level grand tactical grand strategic combination grand tactical level player refight different land battle leuctra gaugamela raphia cannae cynoscephalae sambre far single box game grand strategic level player refight epic duel century bc start eclipse achaemenid persia alexander macedon end hannibal campaign conquest carthage hellenistic state resurgent roman republic ambitious game combine level player tactical battle resolve strategic campaign century period refighte series historical battle decide conflict threecornere contest dominance athens sparta thebe start peloponnesian war death epaminondasthe accent combine historical accuracy speed accessibility freestande strategic game complete minute individual land battle refought hour constant player interaction series tortuous dilemma scarce command point allocate battlefront troop type lead particular opponent unit attack allout cost exhausted general join fighting rally dishearten man risk kill make thing far bad game include troop type hoplite legionarie phalangite archer cataphract scythed chariot war elephant include simple rule reflect huge difference generalship troop quality allow outclassed army win handicapped game victory defeat field long well historically aspect game avowedly solitairefriendly run single player swap side easily player sidetactical battle fight x grid fullcolour inch square hard mount terrain tile dovetail form desire battlefield individually diecut counter round corner fullcolour depict different troop type strategic game fight hard mount map show area spain india