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#6 w/Go Tell the Spartans

By: Against the Odds

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Against the Odds - #01 - #50

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MSRP old price: $34.95


Product Info

Title
#6 w/Go Tell the Spartans
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Publish Year
2004
Dimensions
8.75x11.25x.75"
NKG Part #
2147341818
MFG. Part #
ATO-06
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
1 Players
Game Length
240 Minutes

Description

"Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws."
Epigram carved on the tomb of Leonidas's Three Hundred.

Go Tell the Spartans is a solitaire game simulating the three day battle (August 18th, 480 BCE through August 20th, 480 BCE) for the pass at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates) between an immense Persian host under Xerxes and the a small Greek force dominated by Leonidas and his 300 Spartans.

Being a solitaire game, the player is in the role of the Greek side "fighting a colossus of blind automata". The solitaire rules combine a set of parameters for movement, with a system for authorizing Persian movement and other actions via a track that monitors overall Persian morale and successes to date to assist the player in running a challenging automaton.

Each area on the map represents around 5 square meters. Each full game turn represents one day of time, with an action round representing a variable amount of time.

Complexity - Low
Solitaire Suitability - Excellent
Full color 22"x34" map
240 full color die-cut counters