https://www.booyakajuice.com/collections/all.atom booyakajuice 2023-08-26T00:30:26-04:00 booyakajuice https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6941926785075 2023-08-26T00:30:26-04:00 2023-08-26T00:30:26-04:00 Horse & Musket: Annual #4 Board Games Hollandspiele

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 40.95

Designer Paul Aceto
Xavier Rubio Campillo
Sean Chick
Daniel Chick
Marc Figueras
Amabel Holland
Paul Mach
Publisher Hollandspiele
Players 1-2
Playtime 0-0 mins
Suggested Age 0 and up

Horse and Musket Annual Number 4 is the fourth fan expansion to Horse & Musket. It will add new scenarios for owners of Volumes I-V and Horse & Matchlock.

The scenarios include...

Alford – July 2, 1645 – “I found myself so slighted”

Mohács – August 12, 1687 – 1526 Avenged

Almenar – July 27, 1710 – Stanhope’s Great Charge

Bassignana – September 27, 1745 – Bourbon High Tide in Italy

Rocoux – October 11, 1746 – “Hell opened her mouth to swallow us up.”

Kay – July 23, 1759 – Preamble to Kunersdorf

Trenton – December 26, 1776 – “Victory or death”

Assunpink Creek – January 2, 1777 – “We’ve got the old fox safe now.”

Bennigton – August 16, 1777 – “They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!”

Kings Mountain – October 7, 1780 – “With fire and sword.”

Valmy – September 20, 1792 – “Vive la Nation!”

First Abukir – July 25, 1799 – Jochim Murat Wins His Laurels

Jena – October 14, 1806 – “…if he were alive we wouldn’t be here today.”

Talavera – July, 27-28, 1809 – “My God! What is an army without a chief?”

Smolensk – August 17, 1812 – Napoléon Takes the Gateway to Old Russia

Borodino – September 7, 1812 – “And if there should be another battle tomorrow, where is my army?”

Berezina – November 28, 1812 – Perilous Winter Crossing

Lützen – May 2, 1813 – Napoleon’s Bloody Return to Prussia

Bautzen – May 20-21, 1813 – The Truce of Pläswitz

Lacoste Plantation – December 23, 1814 – “The British shall not sleep upon our territory!”

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https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6573451411507 2021-06-15T15:51:06-04:00 2021-06-15T15:51:06-04:00 Cradle of Civilization Board Games Compass Games

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 97.95

Designers Sean Chick
Daniel Chick
Publisher Compass Games
Players 1-6
Playing Time 120-240 mins
Suggested Age 12 and up

Cradle of Civilization is a two games in one pack that allows players to determine the fate of the ancient near east. In one game civilizations rise while in the other players battle over whether the great Persian Empire will survive. Both games emphasize simplicity but not at the price of being unrealistic.

From Sumeria to Persia is about the Bronze and Iron Age, when civilization was born and city states went from kingdoms and finally to large empires, culminating in the Persian Empire founded by Cyrus the Great. Players of History of the World will recognize the base mechanics whereby players randomly select civilizations from cards, although the player in last place has more power to decide which civilization they will play.

From Sumeria to Persia does offer players more options than previous games on the subject. Civilizations that survive can continue to expand in future turns. Random events create possibilities that defy history but were in the realm of possibility. The Minoans may have a brilliant military commander and the Egyptians could become a seafaring empire. There are also rules for constructing wonders, the placement of cities, and the general effects of the Bronze Age collapse. Lastly, the Persian Empire does appear.

Alexander vs. Darius: The Fall of the Persian Empire simulates Alexander III’s conquest of the great Persian Empire. Sometimes portrayed as a foregone conclusion, this game argues that Persia certainly had a chance to win if they had used different strategies or had some luck on the battlefield. Darius III need not have been Persia’s last king.

The heart of Alexander vs. Darius is a war weariness track, which moves down steadily for Alexander’s army. Historically, it did not reach zero until after his invasion of India, but a Persian battlefield victory could have changed that. The game also allows players to explore Memnon’s strategy of using Persian naval supremacy to raid Alexander’s rear as well as exploring the possibilities of the Spartan rebellion. Lastly, the Persians themselves must worry about legitimacy, and therefore must be active in resisting Alexander, or risk losing their grip on the throne.

—description from the publisher

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