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Ancients: Thapsos & Alexandria box art
1994 Ranked #19,577

Ancients: Thapsos & Alexandria

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Ancient Wargame Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

5.90

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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These games were originally published in Game Fix magazine #1 and were later reissued by One Small Step. The set comprises two complete games using Bill Banks's classic "Ancients" game system of hoplites and charioteers.

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These games were originally published in Game Fix magazine #1 and were later reissued by One Small Step. The set comprises two complete games using Bill Banks's classic "Ancients" game system of hoplites and charioteers. The Thapsos scenario is a relatively simple meeting of infantry, one side with archers, the other with elephants. The Alexandria scenario adds trireme combat in addition to the infantry. The game includes 100 die-cut counters, two 8.5"×11" full-color maps, tables, scenarios, and rules.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
William L. Banks

Artists

1
Jon Compton

Publishers

2
Game Publications Group One Small Step

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