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Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World
2007
Rules assistance for Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World
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Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World is a board game released in 2007 for 2 players and 120 minutes per game. It was designed by Philip Sabin and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Paper-and-Pencil.
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About the game
Philip Sabin is a Professor of Strategic Studies at King's College in London. One of the tools that he uses for exploring ancient battles is simulation. In this 298 page book, Sabin guides us through the creation of a system for simulating pitched battles in the ancient period, and then applies the system to 35 historical battles. Scenario setups are shown on color plates. The rules for the system are approximately 16 pages long, and can be used with either miniatures or counters. (Counters are available for free download from the author's Web site.) Armies have roughly 20 units, which are graded into Veteran, Average, and Levy training levels. Battlefields are divided into a rectangular grid 5 areas wide by 4 areas deep. Each turn, players throw a single die to determine command points, which allows units to move and fight between areas. Veteran units require few points to command. Unit states are very simple: fresh, spent, and shattered (eliminated). The book contains extensive references to both primary and secondary sources. Fifth Column Games version is found at Lost Battles.
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- Hambledon Continuum
Questions and answers
Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World 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 Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World is 120 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.
Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World has a complexity rating of 3.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Paper-and-Pencil. 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 Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World are: Philip Sabin. 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 Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.