It should be no secret to regular readers that I am an ancient history nerd. I watch sword and sandal movies, I read scholarly monographs for fun and collect games with ancient themes. I have suggested naming my first born son Germanicus. And it is even less of a secret that I enjoy what Paradox […]
Entries Tagged as 'Ancients'
A History of the Ancients Game
March 10th, 2008 · 19 Comments · Ancients, Feature:Anc, Retro, Review
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Everyone Gets A Sequel
February 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Ancients, RTS
JoWood and World Forge have announced that Rise of Hellas, a strategy game set in ancient Greece,will be released next month. From the press release: You will fight alongside Alexander The Great and bring peace to the city states of ancient Greece. Put together an army and fight with your soldiers for wealth and peace, […]
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While I’m At It
February 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Ancients, Blogs, Board Games, Imperium
I don’t want this to turn into a boardgaming blog (though I hope to have Turn 3 of the AAR up later today) but indie developer Michael Akinde has posted some of his thoughts on the Avalon Hill classic Republic of Rome over on his Imperium blog. Still no news on a release date over […]
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EU: Rome Updates
January 18th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Ancients, Design, Paradox, Preview
There have been 11 Developer’s Diaries for Europa Universalis: Rome. It’s probably a good time to summarize what we do and don’t know and, of course, poke at a few of the details. Not everything in this list is equally important, and the list is a little more negative than my expectations are. I am […]
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EU: Rome Beta Open
October 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Ancients, Paradox
If you want to help guide the design of Paradox’s upcoming Europa Universalis: Rome (please change that title…), you have three weeks to register for the closed beta test. I will not be applying because, a) I will find it impossible to stay silent if they resist my calls to reduce the importance of religion, […]
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Punic Wars Scenario Update
August 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on Punic Wars Scenario Update · Ancients, HPS
HPS has released a free expansion to Paul Bruffel’s very good Ancient Warfare: Punic Wars. The expansion has a lot of new historical battles to round out the war against Carthage, including Zama – a monster of a battle that has all the hallmarks of the HPS insistence that it isn’t a real battle if […]
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