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Acies

Acies

Acies

Designer: Gottardo Zancani (Optional rules by Emmanuel Delva)
Type: Card, Wargame
Status: Free
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/12384
Available at: http://digilander.libero.it/zak965/acies/
Optional rules by Emmanuel Delva:
http://digilander.libero.it/zak965/acies/optional_rules.html

Latins had a very detailed vocabulary for the military life: so 'exercitus' is the generic word for army but 'acies' is the technical term for an army deployed in battle formation.

Acies cames out from two experiences, the Ancient Generals card game of Lloyd Krassner and my computer card game Hoplites. The idea of this free card game is to simulate a battle between two armies represented by the player's decks. The cards represents the units (infantry, cavalry and artillery of course) and tactical options (rally, scout, etc.).


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Last Updated: February 3rd, 2007.