{"product_id":"hoplite-2nd-printing","title":"HOPLITE 2ND PRINTING","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoplite, the 15th volume in the Great Battles of History series of games, allows players to recreate classic battles from the pre-Alexandrian Persian-Hellenistic Age, the heyday of the Hoplite (heavy infantry fighting in packed formation). This period is often considered to feature the birth of Western Warfare, as opposed to the Persian\/Eastern style, which relied on archery , light cavalry, and mobility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExactly how hoplite warfare was fought – what really happened when “the bell rang” – is highly disputed by ancient military historians, even today. Hoplite allows you to test out your theories (well, our theories, using your dice) with eleven of the great battles of this era, from the Battle of Leuctra, featuring the huge 60-man deep phalanx of Beotarch Epaminondas …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e… to the classic confrontations with the Persian missile-armed troops against the classic Greek hoplite phalanxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoplite uses detailed mechanics meant to convey all the possibilities of this style of warfare, from The Hellenic Law of Inertia, to Drift to the Right, to the special capabilities of the Persian Light Cavalry (Harassment and Dispersal) to three different levels of Hoplite advance to Combat (the Run Don’t Walk rules) and a whole lot more.  We even still have some good old chariots!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd you get to fight what was the biggest land battle in European history up until Napoleonic times, the immense Battle of Plataea (truly the deciding engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars):  two maps and about 250 combat  counters covering The Greek Contingents from 26 City-States under Pausanias, Spartan Regent and General, vs. The Persians, Medes, Asians (Bactrians, Scythians, Indians and a whole lot of others) and seven Medized Greek city-states, under Mardonius, Persian Commander and son-in-law of The Great King, Darius I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe package includes Simple GBoH versions for each of the battles along with special rules that highlight the hoplite style of warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoplite is the ultimate board game simulation on the birth of Western Warfare. And it lets you see how we stack up with the latest (June 2013) book on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Full-color countersheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Backprinted 22\"x34\" mapsheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Player Aid Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRules booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenario booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimple GBoH Player Aid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRout Point Tracking Aid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 10-sided die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49078672752892,"sku":"GMT1403-24","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4975\/4108\/files\/gmt-games-board-games-large-box-games-hoplite-2nd-printing-817054010653-gmt1403-24-1237256063.jpg?v=1778273428","url":"https:\/\/shop.thirdeyecomics.com\/products\/hoplite-2nd-printing","provider":"Third Eye Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}