Game-it-Yourself! -- Alexander the Game

Alexander the Game

Designer: Lloyd Krassner
Type: Card
Languages: English, Italian
Status: Free
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/27851
Available from: http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/ATG.html (English rules)
http://www.webalice.it/alecrespi/warpspawn/FreeGames/Alexander_Regolamento.htm (Italian rules)
http://www.webalice.it/alecrespi/warpspawn/FreeGames/Alexander.html (cardset by Alessandro Crespi)

Alexander The Great, also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), was one of the most successful Ancient Greek military commanders in history. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, including Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria and Mesopotamia and extended the boundaries of his own empire as far as the Punjab. Alexander integrated foreigners into his army, leading some scholars to credit him with a 'policy of fusion.' He encouraged marriage between his army and foreigners, and practiced it himself. After twelve years of constant military campaigning, Alexander died, possibly of malaria, West Nile virus, typhoid, viral encephalitis or the consequences of heavy drinking.

His conquests ushered in centuries of Greek settlement and cultural influence over distant areas, a period known as the Hellenistic Age, a combination of Greek and Middle Eastern culture. Alexander himself lived on in the history and myth of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. After his death (and even during his life) his exploits inspired a literary tradition in which he appears as a legendary hero in the tradition of Achilles.

-- from the Wikipedia entry.

Alexander the Game is a free solo card game set in the ancient world of Alexander The Great.

The cards are available from the game's website, but an improved deck has been made by Alessandro Crespi and is available here: http://www.webalice.it/alecrespi/warpspawn/FreeGames/Alexander.html. Alessandro has also translated the rules into Italian and are available here: http://www.webalice.it/alecrespi/warpspawn/FreeGames/Alexander_Regolamento.htm.