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Battles of the Ancient World Volume III

Battles of the Ancient World Volume III

boardgame

Battles of the Ancient World III is a hex-and-counter wargame by Decision Games. It features 520 counters, six maps, and simulates six historical battles from Megiddo to Adrianople, focusing on playability over high complexity.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Extra Impetus 1

Extra Impetus 1

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Kingdoms In Peril

Kingdoms In Peril

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
14
Bible Wars: The Board Game

Bible Wars: The Board Game

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
12
Ancients I

Ancients I

boardgame

The board game Ancients features 32 scenarios covering battles from 1800 B.C. to 1400 A.D. It includes numerous historical armies, offers low complexity, and features very high suitability for solitaire play.

Players:
1–2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Holy Hack: Biblical Warfare 3000 B.C. to 600 B.C. -Hacking by the Book (Second Edition)

Holy Hack: Biblical Warfare 3000 B.C. to 600 B.C. -Hacking by the Book (Second Edition)

boardgame

Players:
2–8
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
12
Hail Caesar Army Lists: Biblical & Classical

Hail Caesar Army Lists: Biblical & Classical

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–8
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
Nubia: Egypt's Black Heirs

Nubia: Egypt's Black Heirs

boardgame

In this solitaire game, rule three medieval Nubian Christian kingdoms starting in A.D. 1172. Defend your civilization for 400 years against marauding Arabs and pagan forces using archers, monasteries, and political marriages. Manage limited efforts and societal tracks to stave off a catastrophic collapse and survive long enough to meet the Portuguese.

Players:
1
Time:
30–60 min
Min. Age:
10
Champs de Bataille II: La bataille de Kadesh

Champs de Bataille II: La bataille de Kadesh

boardgame

Champs de Bataille simulates historical conflicts between diverse armies across eras. The first scenario focuses on the Battle of Kadesh in 1300 BC, where the ambitious Egyptian conqueror Ramses II achieves victory.

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
12
Lorica & Thorax: Regolamento

Lorica & Thorax: Regolamento

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East

Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East

boardgame

Players:
1–6
Time:
120–420 min
Min. Age:
0
King David: Miniature Battles in the Old Testament Period

King David: Miniature Battles in the Old Testament Period

boardgame

King David: Miniature Battles is a simple wargaming ruleset for biblical and Ancient Near East conflicts up to the Trojan era. It features random terrain, hidden deployment, heroes, and nineteen army lists for dynamic, unpredictable historical tabletop battles.

Players:
2–6
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
The Campaigns of King David: The Biblical Struggle for the Near East

The Campaigns of King David: The Biblical Struggle for the Near East

boardgame

The Campaigns of King David is a strategy game for 2 to 5 players covering the struggle for supremacy in the Fertile Crescent. Players manage economics, diplomacy, and military operations across a historical map.

Players:
2–5
Time:
180–360 min
Min. Age:
0
Chariots of Fire: Warfare in the Bronze Age, 2300-1200 B.C.

Chariots of Fire: Warfare in the Bronze Age, 2300-1200 B.C.

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
60–180 min
Min. Age:
0
Call it Qids: A Wargame of the Battle of Qadesh

Call it Qids: A Wargame of the Battle of Qadesh

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
0
Igni Ferroque: Great Battles of the Ancient World – Volume I

Igni Ferroque: Great Battles of the Ancient World – Volume I

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–8
Time:
180–240 min
Min. Age:
12
Warhammer: Chariot Wars – A Supplement for Ancient Battles

Warhammer: Chariot Wars – A Supplement for Ancient Battles

boardgameexpansion

Chariot Wars is an expansion for Warhammer Ancient Battles featuring seven army lists for the major empires of the ancient Middle East from 2500 to 500 BC. The sourcebook includes historical backgrounds, troop descriptions, campaign timelines, and advice on tactics, painting, and military organization.

Players:
2–6
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
14
Kadesh:  Mobile Warfare in the Ancient Middle East

Kadesh: Mobile Warfare in the Ancient Middle East

boardgame

This atmospheric wargame simulates the historical battle between Egyptians and Hittites in 1285 BC. It features attractive counters and incorporates a unique, chaotic game system to recreate the conflict.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Ramesses' War

Ramesses' War

boardgame

Ramesses' War is an easy-to-play two-player board game covering the ancient conflict between Egypt and the Hittite Empire. It expands the historical showdown with regional powers like Troy and Mycenae, featuring counters, a map, and rules.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
8
Trojan Wars

Trojan Wars

boardgameexpansion

This module for Ancient Empires covers late Bronze Age warfare from the 14th to the 13th century BC. It focuses on chariot combat, historical troops, and specific scenarios including Megiddo and Kadesh.

Players:
2–4
Time:
360 min
Min. Age:
12
Assyrian Wars

Assyrian Wars

boardgame

Assyrian Wars (722–605 BC) is a historical conflict game set in ancient Mesopotamia. One player controls the Assyrian Empire while others play Egypt, Babylon, Elam, or the Medes to end its tyranny. This card-driven, point-to-point game features detailed siege warfare, shifting alliances, and solo rules, depicting the decline and ultimate fall of the empire.

Players:
2–5
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
War Games Through the Ages: Vol.1 3000BC - 1500AD

War Games Through the Ages: Vol.1 3000BC - 1500AD

boardgame

The first of four volumes on the history of wargaming covers periods from ancient Sumer to the late Middle Ages. The book offers basic rules, historical background information, and tactical suggestions for players.

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
12
2nd Megiddo: King Josiah vs. Pharaoh Necho II

2nd Megiddo: King Josiah vs. Pharaoh Necho II

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60–90 min
Min. Age:
12
Legion: Wargame Rules for Ancient Battles on the Grand Tactical Scale

Legion: Wargame Rules for Ancient Battles on the Grand Tactical Scale

boardgame

Rules for ancient battles on a grand tactical scale. Players write down their intended moves in advance and then execute them simultaneously on the tabletop battlefield.

Players:
2–5
Time:
120–180 min
Min. Age:
12