Watch “A collective review of Successors,” a board game review for Successors (Fourth Edition) from Homo Ludens on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Homo Ludens on YouTube:
In this episode of our "Club de Jeu" initiative, members of the Discord server—Pierre, Philippe, and Stuart—join forces for a collective review of the classic wargame Successors. Together, we explore the intricacies of this 2-5 player card-driven game that delves into the chaotic wars of succession following Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC. As we navigate through the fourth edition's expanded components, new scenarios, and updated Tyche cards, we share our thoughts on the strategies, gameplay dynamics, and historical richness that make Successors a timeless favorite. Tune in to see how this game holds up through the eyes of our gaming community!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:29 Historical Context
12:43 Versions Overview
19:12 The Rules
27:44 Gameplay
53:20 Player Count
57:28 Final Thoughts
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
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