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300: Earth & Water

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  1. 3 out of 10

    Versión pequeña de Polis para llevar, pero que fracasa en el balance de ambos bandos decantando hacia el bando de los Persas la partida inevitablemente.

  2. 8 out of 10

    A clever little puzzle of a game. The Greeks face a Persian juggernaut with twice as much to spend on new units and cards (with a choice of an event or moving a force) each turn. The only Greek advantages are greater effectiveness in battle on their home ground, cheaper fleets and a vulnerable Persian supply line. Nakaguro makes a few simple elements - armies, fleets, 16 cards, and a pontoon bridge across the Hellespont - greatly exceed the sum of their parts. Those 16 cards, with both Greek and Persian events, offer a enough variability to keep the game fresh from play to play. The production quality of my Nuts! edition is good. The artwork is pleasing and functional. The rules are fine.

  3. 6 out of 10

    Smart simple game with some historical perspective. Not really a wargame but it scratches the median wars.

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In 500 BC, Ionia rebelled against Persia’s rule and Greece supported it. With this "foreign interference" as an excuse, the Persian empire decided to invade Greece. In 492 BC the Persian forces attacked Macedonia from land and sea. The Persians and the Greeks fought fiercely at Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis. Against the overwhelming forces of the Persian empire, the Greeks used superior tactics and "weapons" such as hoplites (heavy infantry) and triremes. The Greeks had also excellent leaders in times of crises and eventually prevailed over the Persians.

300: Greco-Persian Wars is a wargame for two players. One player controls the Greeks, gathered around the Athenians, and the other controls the Persians, fighting for the hegemony of the eastern Mediterranean. Through all five expeditions, each player aims to control more cities than their opponent.

The game engine is a "card driven" system. Players raise armies and buy cards during production. Cards can be used to play an event or move an army or fleet. Events can provide advantages in battles or interfere with the enemy, but military action is paramount to win. Moreover, each game will change dramatically according the order the events occur.

The rules are simple and the playing time is short, but both Greece and Persia have a wide range of strategies, so victory will challenge both players.

Ages

12+
Players

2 Players
Play Time

30m – 30m
Designer

Yasushi Nakaguro
Mechanics

Tug of War, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, Simulation
Theme

Wargame, Ancient
Publisher

Bonsai Games, Draco Ideas, Ergo Ludo Editions, Geronimo Games, Nuts! Publishing, Schwerkraft-Verlag, Fox in the Box
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