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1991 · 1-2 players · 240min · weight 3.39 · 257 ratings
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ID
5233
Name
The Great Battles of Alexander
Year
1991
Rank
7428
Min players
1
Max players
2
Playing time
240
Min playtime
240
Max playtime
240
Avg weight
3.3947
Num weights
38
Bayes avg
5.65155
Average
7.06077
Users rated
257
Num owned
674
Wanting
7
Wishing
32
Num comments
116
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (7)
Dice RollingHexagon GridMovement PointsRatio / Combat Results TableScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSimulationZone of Control
Categories (2)
AncientWargame
Description (543 chars)
The Great Battles of Alexander contains four of the Macedonian conqueror's most famous and decisive battles, all chosen to highlight the developement of the Macedonian Art of War. The battles covered are: Chaeronea – August 338 BC Granicus – May 334 BC Issus – November 333 BC Gaugamela – October 331 BC The game mechanics use a combat system that emphasizes weapon/armor superiority and maneuverability over quantity. The battles can be fought separately or combined into a campaign version.
LLM v2 (wide)
Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).
LLM v3 (deep)
Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).
LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)
Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).
LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)
Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.