Hannibal was Carthaginian, though Carthage is within the borders of the modern-day country of Tunisia. As for where he "grew up" it depends a little on what ages you consider "growing up." He spent his first 9 years in Carthage or modern day Tunisia, and then moved to Carthaginian Iberia or modern day Spain. I've read some books on his life since making this video. The game sparked an interest in me. 😉
It has hit the table a few times since filming this review. I definitely still love this game, but none of my friends that have tried it love it as much as I do. I really need to get it to the table again soon and find someone who loves it as much as I do to play it with.
As someone who's played this game about 20 times, I have to say one thing - while the review is nice, you've totally missed the mark when it comes to game length. My absolute max for this game was 4 hours, and that had happened only once. I've never played it longer, and I've played with 6-7 different people, all, mind you, non-native speakers (I'm from Poland and this game is only available in English here). Think about it, language in this game is extremely important - there's a lot of text everywhere - yet nearly all of my games took from 2 to 3 hours to finish, even with the total beginners (not counting the time needed to explain the game, which in my case takes about 25-30 minutes). While I understand why it took you 6-7h to play (I would suggest, though, that the owner of this or similar game play solo at least once to familiarize himself with the rules), this is definitely not the standard playtime for this game :)
Own the Valley Games edition but have never played it. Josh, you need to check out Hands in the Sea. First Punic War using the Few Acres of Snow system developed by Martin Wallace.
Question about battle cards, the text on the bottom only happens if you win the battle round with that card? Or does it happen even if the defender plays the same card to block it? For some reason, I couldn't find anything about the text and when to resolve it in the rulebook. Great video by the way.
The text on the battle cards, which just refers to which symbols on the retreat die kill units, happens only if you win with that particular card. You first both do attrition based on the number of battle rounds it took to win, and then the loser rolls a retreat die and checks the winning die. Hope this helps. :)
I don't have the rules in front of me at the moment, but I was pretty sure that having a general with no forces was OK as long as they don't run into enemies. If you find a passage in the rules that says different, let me know the page and section, thanks. :)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain Hi, it is ok to have a general without CUs. however if you add CUs to him via reinforcements, then he becomes displaced = rule 6.3.
@@Liopot68 I see where you're confused now. Rule 6.3 only refers to an "enemy general" and so it would be you displacing one of your opponent's generals by recruiting your own troops on their space. Recruiting troops to a space with your own general has no such effect that I can find, and should therefore be ok. Let me know if you find a different rule that contradicts this. Game on! :)
Why do Americans exaggerate so much, there are not 'tons' of miniatures, there are 24, (guy in cap 'there are 15 or so'!!! lol) they are NOT amazing, they are 'really nice' (guy in cap again!!!) and everything is NOT awesome! and you don't do things 'real quick' you do them 'really quickly'!!!! you know adjectives, adverbs and all that lol Liked the video though!
Hannibal is of Tunisian origin and was born in Tunisia and grew up in Tunisia🇹🇳👏
Hannibal was Carthaginian, though Carthage is within the borders of the modern-day country of Tunisia. As for where he "grew up" it depends a little on what ages you consider "growing up." He spent his first 9 years in Carthage or modern day Tunisia, and then moved to Carthaginian Iberia or modern day Spain. I've read some books on his life since making this video. The game sparked an interest in me. 😉
This is on route to me as I write. Looking forward to it. Not the rule book by all accounts but once that’s done it looks excellent.
It is a lot of fun, let me know what you think after you try it. :)
I had a chance to buy the older version of this game at a swap the other day and did not, maybe I should have
It's pretty freaking awesome. Of course, there's lots of new content in the newer version, so I would recommend it over the original.
Hi, just got this game and was wondering if you’ve had a chance to play it since making this video :)
It has hit the table a few times since filming this review. I definitely still love this game, but none of my friends that have tried it love it as much as I do. I really need to get it to the table again soon and find someone who loves it as much as I do to play it with.
As someone who's played this game about 20 times, I have to say one thing - while the review is nice, you've totally missed the mark when it comes to game length. My absolute max for this game was 4 hours, and that had happened only once. I've never played it longer, and I've played with 6-7 different people, all, mind you, non-native speakers (I'm from Poland and this game is only available in English here). Think about it, language in this game is extremely important - there's a lot of text everywhere - yet nearly all of my games took from 2 to 3 hours to finish, even with the total beginners (not counting the time needed to explain the game, which in my case takes about 25-30 minutes).
While I understand why it took you 6-7h to play (I would suggest, though, that the owner of this or similar game play solo at least once to familiarize himself with the rules), this is definitely not the standard playtime for this game :)
That was our first full game. We spent a fair amount of time thinking about our moves, plus we took a dinner break. ;)
I have played 5 games myself and it is about 2-3 hours with a competent player
@@TheBoardGameKaptain Then why knock it for that
Own the Valley Games edition but have never played it. Josh, you need to check out Hands in the Sea. First Punic War using the Few Acres of Snow system developed by Martin Wallace.
I just had a look at Hands in the Sea on BGG. It looks awesome, I’ll have to keep an eye out for it at Gen Con.
@@TheBoardGameKaptain It has Euro elements. Play time is much shorter which should appeal to Alex.
@@supark3244, you live in the Chicago land area right? Where do usually buy your stuff and game?
@@TheBoardGameKaptain Lived in Chicago years ago. Use to buy my stuff from a shop way up in Mt. Prospect.
su park I think that was Games Plus. They have a truly awesome selection.
Question about battle cards, the text on the bottom only happens if you win the battle round with that card? Or does it happen even if the defender plays the same card to block it? For some reason, I couldn't find anything about the text and when to resolve it in the rulebook. Great video by the way.
The text on the battle cards, which just refers to which symbols on the retreat die kill units, happens only if you win with that particular card. You first both do attrition based on the number of battle rounds it took to win, and then the loser rolls a retreat die and checks the winning die. Hope this helps. :)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain Thanks!
At 24:00 you put an army under Mago who didnt have any CU, shouldnt you have displaced Mago?
I don't have the rules in front of me at the moment, but I was pretty sure that having a general with no forces was OK as long as they don't run into enemies. If you find a passage in the rules that says different, let me know the page and section, thanks. :)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain Hi, it is ok to have a general without CUs. however if you add CUs to him via reinforcements, then he becomes displaced = rule 6.3.
@@Liopot68 I see where you're confused now. Rule 6.3 only refers to an "enemy general" and so it would be you displacing one of your opponent's generals by recruiting your own troops on their space.
Recruiting troops to a space with your own general has no such effect that I can find, and should therefore be ok. Let me know if you find a different rule that contradicts this. Game on! :)
@@TheBoardGameKaptain Well spotted, since I always play Roman I read "enemy" as "Carthaginian"... you live, you learn. Thanks!
@@Liopot68 you're very welcome. :)
Why do Americans exaggerate so much, there are not 'tons' of miniatures, there are 24, (guy in cap 'there are 15 or so'!!! lol) they are NOT amazing, they are 'really nice' (guy in cap again!!!) and everything is NOT awesome! and you don't do things 'real quick' you do them 'really quickly'!!!! you know adjectives, adverbs and all that lol
Liked the video though!
Boy, I'd hate to see your comments on a video that you didn't like. ;)