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Expansion for Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder
Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen
2008
Rules assistance for Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen is an expansion for Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder released in 2008 for 2 players and 60 minutes per game. It was designed by Mike Nagel and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
From the publisher's website: They rode swiftly across Eurasia over steppe and across plains under the Great Khan, or from Byzantium in armor as Cataphracts. Man, beast, and bow has long been a weapon of shock and maneuver. Now you can find out as you re-write the pages of history's great battles like those featuring massive Persian cavalry formations at Thymbra (547 BC) and Platea (479 BC).
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Victory Point Games
Questions and answers
Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen belongs to these categories: Wargame, Medieval, and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen are: Mike Nagel. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Ancient Battles Deluxe Expansion Kit 2: Hell's Horsemen as an expansion for Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder to use it. Check that your edition of Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.