$75.95 when purchased online
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- 2 Players
- 14 Years and Up
- Board Games
- Strategy and war games
- Worthington Games
Description
Dawn of Battle is a hex-and-counter war game allowing players to refighthistorical battles from 1500 BCE to 1500 CE or 3000 years of combat. Playerstake the roles of the great commanders of history, including Xerxes, Alexanderthe Great, Julius Caesar, Saladin, and William Wallace. The game system is straight-forward and action-packed, as players depend upon the quality of their army’s leadership to provide activation points allowing them to maneuver their armies and strike against the enemy. The better an army’s command, the more flexibility it has to move, rally, and attack.Also included are supplementary rules that cover free deployment in scenarios, barbarian charges, command control and impetuousity, elephant panic, and random events.Each of the twenty included scenarios indicate the disposition of each army that engaged at that historical battle. Units include a variety of infantry types (including hoplites and the Macedonian phalanx), cavalry (including chariots and mounted archers), missile units (including slingers, longbows, and even early gunpowder weapons), and special units such as elephants and war wagons.The game’s primary engine is comprised of an action deck used to determine command, the randomly determined outcomes of actions, and melee combat. Additionally, action cards provide special effects that players can use to enhance their units’ abilities as well as the narrative of the gaming experience. The action deck provides a unique means of resolving a battle in an experience that will never be duplicated.Components:Hard Mounted 22” x 34” game board Three to five sheets of die-cut counters Two Player Aid Cards80 marker cubes in two colors (red and yellow)Two decks of 72 cards each Plastic bases for the stand up leadersRules BookScenario BookCounter Tray
Suggested Age: 14 Years and Up
Type of Game: Strategy and War Games
Playing Time: 2 or More Hours
CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
Number of Players: 2 Players
Package type: Full Game
Educational Focus: Social Skills
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 83041064
UPC: 856565007424
Origin: made in the USA or imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 3.25 inches length x 9 inches width x 11.75 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 4.9 pounds
item ships from third party seller: Noble Knight Games
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