2000Tom Dalgliesh, Grant Dalgliesh
- Videos
- 26
- Creators
- 6
Mainly how-to-play
2 - 7 players150 minMedium weight
Athens & Sparta
2007Tom Dalgliesh
2 players
120 - 180 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Athens & Sparta is a strategic level block game of the Peloponnesian War, fought from 431BC to 404BC. This war pitted the superior wealth and naval power of Athens against the militarism of Sparta. It was a bloody contest, with many heroic triumphs and great atrocities. Victory by Sparta ended the Golden Age of Greece. This game provides insight into why the war was fought the way it was. One player controls the wealthy and sea faring Athenians, the other the powerful armies of the Spartans. The object is to control important city-states that dotted the Grecian landscape. In order to create a fog of war, unit blocks are stood up with the backs facing the opponent. In this manner the opponent cannot tell the type or the strength of the units being deployed against him until battle begins. Along the sides of the unit blocks, only visible to the owner until it comes time for combat, are numbers that represent the strength of the unit. The current strength is on top. As the unit takes losses, it is rotated so a lesser value is on top.
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Which Athens & Sparta video should I watch?
Athens & Sparta has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from 2017 to March 2022.
To learn the rules, start with "Athens & Sparta - A re-evaluation, rules, quirks and strategy" by Gilbert Collins, which runs 28 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "TDG: Athens & Sparta" by The Discriminating Gamer. To see it played, watch "Athens & Sparta" by Sean Moran Gaming with the Colonel.
If you like it, try Wizard Kings, The Last Spike, Quebec 1759 and Napoléon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815, also by Tom Dalgliesh.
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Gilbert Collins
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Sean Moran Gaming with the Colonel
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The Discriminating Gamer
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About Athens & Sparta
From BoardGameGeek:
Athens & Sparta is a strategic level block game of the Peloponnesian War, fought from 431BC to 404BC. This war pitted the superior wealth and naval power of Athens against the militarism of Sparta. It was a bloody contest, with many heroic triumphs and great atrocities. Victory by Sparta ended the Golden Age of Greece. This game provides insight into why the war was fought the way it was. One player controls the wealthy and sea faring Athenians, the other the powerful armies of the Spartans. The object is to control important city-states that dotted the Grecian landscape. In order to create a fog of war, unit blocks are stood up with the backs facing the opponent. In this manner the opponent cannot tell the type or the strength of the units being deployed against him until battle begins. Along the sides of the unit blocks, only visible to the owner until it comes time for combat, are numbers that represent the strength of the unit. The current strength is on top. As the unit takes losses, it is rotated so a lesser value is on top.
Designer
Tom Dalgliesh
Artist
Chris Collingswood
Publisher
Columbia Games
Categories
AncientWargame
Mechanics
Card-DrivenDice RollingHidden Units