Champs de Bataille III: D'Alexandre à Hannibal (2000)

About this game

Champs de Bataille III: D'Alexandre à Hannibal has been published in Vae Victis issue 30. This Tactical level board-wargame is the third installment in the "Champs de Bataille" series of games, board-wargame versions of the De Bellis Multitudinis (DBM) miniatures rules. This issue includes counters and army lists for Alexandrian Macedonians, Imperial Macedonians, Achaemenid Persians, Phyrric Epirotes, Camillan Romans, Polybian Romans, and Carthaginians. This issue also includes replacement counters for issue 29, as well as a second mini-wargame, "Jeanne D'Arc". As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The rules are entirely in French, although translations are available online.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.