The Wars of David

The Wars of David

Designer: Michael Fischer
Publisher: The Mad Game-Designer's Page
Type: Wargame
Status: Free
Available from: http://www.cke1st.com/m_games1.htm

Israel. A tiny nation, seeking only to be left in peace, surrounded by enemies. Her many foes can agree on nothing except that Israel must be destroyed. But the Jews are greatly outnumbered.

Nothing changes. The year is 1050 BC.

Israel is a small but prosperous kingdom led by David son of Jesse, her greatest king and a skillful warrior. Israel will need that skill, because her every border adjoins a hostile nation. Add up the armies of the Philistines, the Mesopotamians, the Midianites, the Amalekites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the Moabites, and the Canaanites, and the odds don't look good for David and his subjects. But their central position gives them an advantage. The eight opposing kingdoms mistrust each other and cannot coordinate their attacks. And because Israel is the chosen people of God, divine intervention will sometimes occur. Regardless, it's going to be one heckuva battle.

The Wars of David is a two-player game set in ancient times. All you supply is a six-sided die.