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Alexander the Great. Hannibal Barca. Julius Caesar. The greatest generals of antiquity come to life in the Great Battles series by Interactive Magic. Fill the sandles of Darius as he attempts a last stand commanding the Persians against Alexander's juggernaut at Gaugamela. Deal a crushing blow to end the Second Punic War as the legendary Scipio Africanus against Hannibal at Zama. Try your hand at managing Pompey's superior army against the cunning Julius Caesar in the Roman civil war. If your taste runs along more obscure conflicts, an editor allows the creation of battles from the Peloponnesian War through the early Roman Empire.
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The purpose of this site is three fold. The first is to provide information about a series of games on a much neglected genre, ancient warfare. The second is to provide a focus for a community of others that share a common interest in these games as well as the ancient world at large. The third is to educate, both ourselves and others, in the fascinating history of this era.
Follow the Review link and you will find reviews of all three games in the series as well as the "Collector's Edition," which includes all three games and a bonus editor. While Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar may be found separately in the bargain bins of your local software store, the Collector's Edition is highly recommended for anyone with more than a passing interest in the subject matter. In addition to a few extra battles, the Collector's Edition contains up-to-date versions of all three games, plus the editor, which includes a program shell needed to play user created battles.
Check out the Tourney link for information pertaining to our growing online community of "Great Battles" afficiandos. Here you can join the latest tournament, view results from past tournaments, and see how you rate as opposed to others in our player's ladder. Also available through this link is information on players seeking opponents, as well as inpromptu events, such as multiplayer melees. Our growing community includes players from around the world, and I can honestly say you won't find a more mature, friendly group of gamers anywhere else.
Bored with fine selection of scenarios included with the games? Visit our Scenario Archive and expand your horizons. The editor included with the Collector's Edition is required to play any user created scenario. Each scenario posted here includes a history of the battle as well as designers notes.
Still can't get enough of the ancient world? Our Related Information page will lead you to information shared by our community and links to other sites containing information on the "Great Battles" series as well as ancient history in general.
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Jeff Vitous has played the "Great Battles" series since 1997 and wargames in general since 1976. Jeff studied ancient history at the University of Illinois-Chicago back when it was known as "contemporary history." Jeff does the major web development and content editing for this site.
Louis Portillo has been deeply involved in the playtesting of the Great Battles series and has always had a keen interest in ancient history. Between Sept. 1997 and April 1998 he won a series of matches to win the Great Battles of Alexander Tournament sponsored by IMagic. Louis is our main tournament director and provides content editing for this site.
Eric Moller is an expert in the Great Battles board game series and has earned the title "The Great" for his overall victory in the Granicus tournament in May, 1998. Eric is our Rating Statistician, maintaining the player ratings found on this site.
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July 5 -- Updated Player's Ladder with July rankings.
May 6 -- Added Alexander in the West Part 4 (Aedui, Lake Dorian, Loire Valley, Massilia, Ruteni, The Rhine, The Rhone) by Wayne to Scenario Page.
Apr 22 -- Added Alexander in the West Part 3 (Arrentium, Cortona, The Po part 1 and 2) by Wayne to Scenario Page. Expanded Suggested Reading Page.
Apr 7 -- Updated Player's Ladder with April rankings.
Mar 25 -- Added Crown Candidates Tournament matchups to Tournament Page. Added Pyrrhus vs Carthage Heavy Phalanx Variant by Imperator and Kim Arndt to Scenario Page
Mar 19 -- Added Nick Welman's Hannibal write up to the Game Page.
Mar 11 -- Added 3rd round results and 4th round matchups to Charge! Tournament Page.
Feb 25 -- Added 2nd Battle of Cremona 69 CE by Wayne to Scenario Page. Added Hannibal at Magnesia - Heavy Phalanx Variant by Imperator to Scenario Page. Announcing the Crown Candidates Tournament. For entry information, visit the Tournament Page. Expanded Suggested Reading Page.
Feb 13 -- Expanded Suggested Reading Page with three new books. Check them out! Added latest Great Battles news to Charge! Tournament Page.
Feb 8 -- Added second round results and third round matchups to Charge! Tournament Page. Updated Corona Tournament Page with eight round results and ninth round matchups.
Feb 4 -- Updated Player's Ladder with February rankings.
Jan 27 -- Added The Phalanx in Great Battles by Louis Portillo to Scenario Page. Added new versions to the following scenarios: Mac Phantasy, Mac Phantasy Lite, Classic Diadochi, Classic Diadoci Lite, Arbela, and Alexander in India (all by Imperator) to Scenario Page. Updated second round results to Charge! Tournament Page.
Jan 16 -- Added first round results and second round matchups to Charge! Tournament Page.
Dec 31 -- Added Romania 110 CE by Wayne to Scenario Page.
Dec 29 -- Added Heraclea Articulata 280 BCE by Imperator to Scenario Page.
Dec 25 -- Added Scenario Design Contest Winners to Scenario Page.
Dec 24 -- Added Imperator's Heraclea 280 BCE by Imperator to Scenario Page.
Dec 17 -- Added Hungarian Plain 109 CE by Wayne to Scenario Page. Updated Player's Ladder with Oct/Nov results.
Dec 10 -- Added Charge! Tournament Page to the Tournament Page.
Dec 8 -- Updated Player's Ladder with December rankings.
Nov 28 -- Updated Corona Tournament Page with sixth round results and seventh round matchups. Added Hungarian Plain 107 CE by Wayne to Scenario Page.
Nov 25 -- Updated Corona Tournament Page with sixth round results. Added Pydna Revised by Rob Stewart and Imperator to Scenario Page.
Nov 18 -- Announcing the CHARGE! Tournament. For entry information, visit the (a href="callfor.asp">Tournament Page. Updated Corona Tournament Page sixth round results.
Nov 12 -- Expanded Suggested Reading Page.
Nov 5 -- Updated Corona Tournament Page with fifth round results and sixth round pairings.
Nov 4 -- Added Lower Germany - 70 CE by Wayne to Scenario Page.
Nov 2 -- Added Design Contest Voting information to Scenario Page.
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