Ancients I

1992 · BGG

Avg rating

6.45

Bayes rating

5.55

Weight

1.91 (Light)

Players

1-2

Playtime

1 hr 30 min

Ratings count

124

View on BoardGameGeek ↗

Description

Ancients I

has 32 different scenarios, each covering a battle from the period 1800 B.C. to 1400 A.D.

Sequence of Play:

 Remove Leaders
 Check for Panic
 Reinforcements
 Movement
 Leaders
 Combat
 Rally


The armies represented include: Hittites, Egyptians, Assyrians, Spartans, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Carthaginians, Ancient Britons, Goths, Saxons, Viking, Normans, Crusaders, Muslims, Mongols, English, Scots and French.

Rated by designer / publisher as:

 low Complexity and 
 very high Solitaire Suitability


Re-implements:

 Ancients


Expanded by:

 Ancients II


Re-implemented by:

 Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder




Mechanics

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Ratio / Combat Results Table Simulation

Themes

Ancient Medieval

Publishers

3W (World Wide Wargames)

Designers

William L. Banks