Successors (Fourth Edition)
2021Richard H. Berg, Mark Simonitch
- Videos
- 29
- Creators
- 19
Mostly how-to-play and unboxings. Successors (Fourth Edition) is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 12 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 7 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
2 - 5 players
300 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions
From BoardGameGeek
When Alexander the Great died in 323 BC, he left no clear heir to the immense empire he had conquered. It was not long after his death that the Macedonian generals began to war among themselves over who would be the regent or successor to Alexander's empire. By 305 BC they had given up on succession and began to carve out their own kingdoms. Successors is a 2-5 player card-driven wargame based on those wars. Successors was first published in 1997 by Avalon Hill. Some years later a second edition rulebook was published that gave more options for the Tyche cards. Then Successors III, built on the foundation of the Successors II rules set plus expansion cards, appeared in the Boardgamer. The fourth edition of Successors includes more generals, more scenarios, new Tyche cards, plenty of new components, and a changed map, with Libya and Cyrene being merged.
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Which Successors (Fourth Edition) video should I watch?
Successors (Fourth Edition) has 29 videos from 19 creators: 5 reviews, 12 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 7 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2019 to January 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Successors, full ruleset (1/3) : Victory conditions" by JeanMichelGrosjeu, which runs 21 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Discriminating Gamer: Successors (Fourth Edition)" by The Discriminating Gamer. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Players turn in this game" by Walk up to games, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Normandy '44, The U.S. Civil War and Salerno '43, also by Mark Simonitch, or Death Valley: Battles for the Shenandoah, also by Richard H. Berg.
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Clint Conner
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About Successors (Fourth Edition)
From BoardGameGeek:
When Alexander the Great died in 323 BC, he left no clear heir to the immense empire he had conquered. It was not long after his death that the Macedonian generals began to war among themselves over who would be the regent or successor to Alexander's empire. By 305 BC they had given up on succession and began to carve out their own kingdoms. Successors is a 2-5 player card-driven wargame based on those wars. Successors was first published in 1997 by Avalon Hill. Some years later a second edition rulebook was published that gave more options for the Tyche cards. Then Successors III, built on the foundation of the Successors II rules set plus expansion cards, appeared in the Boardgamer. The fourth edition of Successors includes more generals, more scenarios, new Tyche cards, plenty of new components, and a changed map, with Libya and Cyrene being merged.
Designers
Richard H. Berg, Mark Simonitch
Artists
Grzegorz Bakera, Bartek Jędrzejewski, Łukasz Strupiechowski, Rafał Zalewski
Publisher
PHALANX
Categories
AncientWargame
Mechanics