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Issus, historical setup. Note that not all leaders have been placed.
Setting up the Battle of the Granicus with my son George – Igor Luckyanov – Russia – GMT Games LLC
First time ever playing GBOH; this picture is early in the game. Had so much fun, even though I lost (but not badly) as the Indians.
C3i Magazine #13 Countersheet Front
Battle of the Granicus River – May 334 BC – Great Battles of Alexander – GMT Games LLC
Battle of the Hydaspes, the Indian elephants flank the phalanx
Athenian Hoplites at Issus.
batlles in ancient sicily

The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition (1995)

Players
1–4
Best: 2
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
12+
7.71
Average rating
757
Ratings
3.57/5
Weight
#3195
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Designer:Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman
Artist:Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch
Publisher:GMT Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 7.1, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity7.1
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameMedievalAncientHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign GameMovement PointsLine of Sight

Overview

The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition, 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.

Game features:

Third Edition rules, with many changes and additions New maps for The Granicus and Chaeronea, plus an expanded Gaugamela map Armies for the Danubian tribes, Illyrians, Greeks, Persians, Scythians, and Indians Eighteen new Macedonian Commanders New Restricted Line Command system for Persians, Indians and Greeks Wing Commanders and Macedonian Contingent Commanders Cavalry Shock Formations: The Companion Wedge and the Thessalian Diamond The Persian Immortals and Kinsmen, Macedonian artillery, cataphracted cavalry ... and cataphracted elephants!

Components:

720 full-color two-sided counters (43 full-color two-sided double-size counters) Three full-color double-sided 22x34" map sheets One 10-sided die 32-page Rule Book 24-page Scenario Book Player Aid Cards: Two 8.5x11" cards showing game charts & tables

TIME SCALE: 20 minutes per turn MAP SCALE: 70 yards per hex UNIT SCALE: 100 men per strength point NUMBER OF PLAYERS: One to four

Expansions

Simple GBoH
Diadochoi: Great Battles of Alexander Module
Phalanx: Great Battles of Alexander Module
Tyrant: Battles of Carthage versus Syracuse
The Great Battles of Epaminondas
Great Battles of the Achaemenidae
Philip the Great
Alexander the Great in Italy
The Battle of Marathon, 490 B.C.
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