Phalanx: Great Battles of Alexander Module
(1998)
| Average time to play: | 240 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | GMT Games |
| Designers: | Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman |
| Artists: | Rodger B. MacGowan |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Line of Sight, Movement Points, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simulation |
Sellasia, 221 BC
Mantinea, 207 BC
Phalanx covers two of the major battles in the waning days of the Successor Wars, in which the Greek city-states and leagues and the descendants of the original Diadochoi were still fighting for Hellenic supremacy, and in which the phalanx -- the massive, heavy infantry formation brought to peak efficiency by Alexander -- was still in its heyday. The armies in these battles are very Macedonian in style, with a lot of mixing of unit types and capabilities, with the exception that, because of the terrain, reliance on cavalry is almost non-existent. The phalanx itself was still the army's anchor, although it was only a generation away from its initial comeuppance at the hands of a Roman army at Cynoscephalae.
To play Phalanx, you need a copy of The Great Battles of Alexander / Great Battles of Alexander, Deluxe Edition.
(from GMT website)
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Phalanx: Great Battles of Alexander Module
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