With It Or On It
Game design: Tom Russell Map art: Mark Mahaffey Counters: Tom Russell Hex number: 41 Duration: 60 minutes Players: 2 Solitaire Suitability: High Weight: Medium Theme: Ancients With It Or On It is the first game in the Shields & Swords Ancients series. Like its medieval era cousin Shields & Swords II ¸ this series takes a broad-brush approach to simulating battles¸ this time of the ancient period¸ with an emphasis on speed and playability. While the basic philosophy and the core system of using Command Markers to activate Wings remain the same¸ each game in this Ancients line is designed from the ground-up to incorporate elements specific to its period and style of warfare. This first game looks at six battles fought during the Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian Wars. Hoplite units that are attacking may use the Combat Class of the best hoplite in the line¸ giving them an advantage over heavy and light infantry formations. As a result of combat¸ units become exhausted¸ but these results may be distributed elsewhere in the line - a break occurs when there are no fresh units that can satisfy the result. Break the enemy line at the right time in the right place¸ and it will crumble in a disastrous rout. Maintaining pressure on the enemy while managing the morale of your own men is crucial to deciding the battle¸ and with it¸ the fate of empires. 17" x 22" mapsheet 176 counters 8-page rulebook 16 page Battle Book You will need one (1) eight-sided die