Carthage annihilated - War Galley 1

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Game 1 War Galley. Another GBoH title.

Aegatian Isles 1.

Historically, Rome defeated Carthage in the Battle of Aegates to conclude the First Punic War. Likewise, Rome annihilated Carthage in this paper simulation. Here's the start of the battle:

War Galley 1

The lightest weight GBOH title so far, much less complex than Alexander, SPQR and the like. However the rules are not as clear as in reprinted titles. In this game, I played Carthage and was absolutely annihilated by Rome. We played around 4 turns. Carthage would have been able to score maybe 15-20 points total by escaping the fleet of the map, but that's about it. In the meantime, Rome had rammed two ships, captured a third, and crippled over a dozen more. A rematch may be necessary.

Here's the end of the game:

War Galley 1 end

AAR

For Aegatian Isles, the scenario could be balanced in two ways:

  1. Reduce the Roman fleet size by some number of ships.
  2. Adjust the victory conditions for the Carthaginians. For example, increase the points for getting a ship off of the map, or reduce thenumber of points they need to win.
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What to play next?

Deciding what to play next is always a tough call when faced with a closet full of games, all of which were purchased with intent to play. Here's one I'm dealing with the decision.

  • Something New: this means both something new to me and a game which has been published recently, within the last two or three years.
  • Something Classic: I've acquired a number of games properly considered "classic" which haven't yet been played. The current example would be PanzerGruppe Guderian.
  • Something Again: mastery requires constant practice, which means playing games many, many times to allow nuance to appear.
  • Something Vietnam: as I'm on a Vietnam binge. I don't have all the Vietnam games ever published, but I can say that I have a lot of them, and probably more than most people.
  • Something Obscure: as it's fun to poke around in the dustier corners of game design.
  • Something Different: break away from the same old publishers and try a game from one of the new kids on the block. Or, conversely, dip into legacy with a classic tried and true.
  • Something Light: once in a while it's nice to actually finish a game all the way through in one sitting, in an hour or two.
  • Something Heavy: if possible, it's nice to set up something big and complicated which can be left out for days or weeks or even months, for a leisurely stroll through a very large or long game.

There are surely many more ways to choose, but the above method keeps me busy enough, helps me get both breadth and depth into my play, and provides me with a sense of progress.

The odd man out

When there is an odd man out:

  • Have a solo game ready to play.
  • Keep score or advise on a game in progress.
  • Referee a game in progress.