Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars

Manufacturer: GMT Games

Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars is a "sandbox" (unscripted) wargame that covers the ENTIRE period of conflict described in Thucydides classic history on the Peloponnesian wars. Pericles is a four-player game, where two teams of Athenian and Spartan factions fight for Hegemony in 5th Century Greece. Each team of two represents a faction vying for control of their City States, strategy, and honor. Athens sees the Aristocrats debate issues with their opposing Demagogues, while in Sparta House Agiad and House Eurypontid contend for royal dominance.

Pericles uses elements from the Golden Geek best Wargame of 2015, Churchill, to simulate war as the extension of politics by other means. In the War portion of the game, it is US versus THEM (Athens versus Sparta), where each team implements their collective strategy to dominate Theaters of War, build economic strength, and fight battles to win Honor. In the respective Political assemblies, it is ME versus YOU (faction versus faction), where the battle for government control has to be balanced by your common interests in a series of wars that must be won, or all is lost.

Contents:
1 Mounted Mapboard
1 Full-color Countersheet
6 Player Aid Cards
1 Twenty-sided Die
Rulebook and Playbook
88 Cards
190+ Wooden Pieces
4 Cardboard Player Shields

Ages: 14+
Players: 1-4
Game Length: 30-360 minutes