Strategy & Tactics 286 Sparta vs Athens

Sparta vs Athens is a strategic level game of the Peloponnesian War in it's entirety, spanning twenty-eight years, from 431 B.C. to 404 B.C. The map is pointto-point, using city-states and the common land and navigable sea routes as the conduits that defi ned the Grecian Mediterranean. The game is designed for simple movement and combat mechanics to resolve battles and sieges, all centered on the famous and historic leaders (e.g., Alcibiades). The game is richly historic, and keeps players within historic parameters in such a way that alliances and politics can shift, depending on how the war is going, but only within the limits of historic possibilities. Some city-states of the Delos Confederation may ally with Athens, while others may ally with Sparta, for example. Sparta vs Athens includes four scenarios: The Archidamian War (431 - 422), The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition (421 – 413), The Ionian War (412 – 404), and the campaign scenario covering the entire war. The game includes one 22x34" map of the Grecian Mediterranean, including Sicily and southern Italy, and as far east as the Persian empire, all participants in the Peloponnesian War are represented. Each game turn is played as four seasons of one year. Each inch equals ~18 miles. One naval strength point represents fi ve galleys of the era (Triremes), and one land strength point represents 350 to 450 heavy infantry (Hoplites) or 500 to 600 light infantry or 200 to 300 cavalry.