Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.1

High replayability

Interaction 3.9

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 4.3

More strategic control

Table feel

Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to others' strategies and turns. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much as other aspects. Overall, it offers a balanced and engaging player interaction experience.

Replay value

Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameplay, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game allows players to improve their strategy over time, discovering new tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is also favorable, promoting engagement and competition. Additionally, the game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the investment. Overall, Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars provides a fresh and engaging experience with high replayability.

Luck profile

Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars has a high level of strategic decision-making and minimal reliance on luck. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Pericles is a four player 'sandbox' design that covers the period from 460 BC to 400 BC. The players each represent one of two Athenian or Spartan factions. The game has a political and a war phase. During the war phase the players are US versus THEM. During the Political Phase it is ME versus YOU (Athenian faction versus Athenian faction and Spartan king versus Spartan king). The City State (Athens or Sparta) that gains the most Honor wins the war and the faction on the winning side with the most Honor wins the game. There are over twenty scenarios that cover portions of the war with playing times from 30 minutes (mini Theater scenario), 45 minutes (6 years of the war), 90 minutes (a decade of war), and then there are the three long scenarios that cover the 1st Peloponnesian War, 2nd Peloponnesian War plus the Campaign game. There are rules for 3 player, 2 player, and solitaire play.

Mechanism

5

Area Majority / Influence Dice Rolling Events Hand Management Negotiation

Family

6

Ancient: Greece Ancient: Sparta Cities: Athens (Greece) Components: Map (Continental / National scale) Country: Greece History: Peloponnesian War

Type

1

Wargames

Media