History in Play

MATCH 12

The Arab-Israeli Wars

Avalon Hill

1977

WT 3.2/5 2–2P 300MIN

Classic game covering multiple Arab-Israeli conflicts including 1967 and 1973.

Same warTags: Middle East

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MATCH 12

Sinai War

Decision Games

2017

WT 2.6/5 3–6P 120MIN RTG 5.5

Covers the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli Wars in the Sinai.

Same warTags: Middle East

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MATCH 09

On to Richmond II: The Union Strikes South

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2023

WT 3.7/5 2–2P

Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Ed Beach, Chris Withers

Same war

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MATCH 09

Assault on Hoth: The Empire Strikes Back

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1988

WT 2.2/5 2–2P 90MIN RTG 7.0

Same war

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MATCH 08

SPQR

GMT Games

1992

WT 3.7/5 2–2P 240MIN RTG 7.4

GMT Great Battles of History series opener. Covers major battles of the Roman Republic.

Tags: Ancient, Europe

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MATCH 05

Polis: Fight for the Hegemony

Asylum Games

2012

WT 3.7/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 7.6

Strategic game of the Peloponnesian War covering the conflict between Athens and Sparta.

Tags: Ancient

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MATCH 05

Commands & Colors: Ancients

GMT Games

2006

WT 2.7/5 2–2P 60MIN RTG 7.8

Fast-playing tactical wargame covering battles from the Greco-Persian Wars through the fall of Rome. Uses the Commands & Colors block system with scenario-specific terrain.

Tags: Ancient

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MATCH 05

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage

Avalon Hill

1996

WT 3.4/5 2–2P 200MIN RTG 7.8

Card-driven operational game of the Second Punic War. Hannibal must use his brilliant generalship to defeat Rome before Carthage's allies defect. A landmark design that popularised the card-driven war...

Tags: Ancient

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MATCH 05

Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars

GMT Games

2017

WT 4.2/5 1–4P 360MIN RTG 7.9

Mark Herman's strategic game of the entire Peloponnesian War. Each side juggles political infighting between its own factions as well as military competition against the enemy — unique dual-layer card...

Tags: Ancient

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