![Quick Rip! EXTENDED DELUXE Alexander the Great [GBoH]](https://img.youtube.com/vi_webp/xjxTNDiGAK4/hqdefault.webp)
2005Mark Herman
- Videos
- 82
- Creators
- 25
Mostly how-to-play and playthroughs
1 - 2 players360 minVery heavy weight
The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition
1995Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman
- Videos
- 33
- Creators
- 7
Mainly playthroughs. The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 21 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
240 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
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
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Which video should I watch for The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition?
The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition has 33 videos from 7 creators: 9 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 21 playthroughs and 2 unboxings. They date from 2011 to January 2022.
To learn the rules, start with "Great Battles of Alexander - Intro" by calandale, which runs 1 h 18 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Great Battle Of Alexander Chaeronea Introduction" by Alessio Lerro. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Marathon......2500 years ago." by Big Board Gaming, one of 21 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Empire of the Sun: The Pacific War 1941-1945, Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945 (Second Edition) and Churchill, also by Mark Herman, or Death Valley: Battles for the Shenandoah, also by Richard H. Berg.
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About The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition
From BoardGameGeek:
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
Designers
Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman
Artists
Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch
Publisher
GMT Games
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Mechanics
Dice RollingGrid MovementHex GridLine of Sight