In Hannibal’s Revenge, the 23 uneasy years of peace between the arch-rival republics of Rome and Carthage come to an end by Hannibal Barca. Son of the Carthaginian hero in their earlier conflict, he vowed since childhood to take revenge for his country’s humiliating defeat in that war. Now the time has come to redeem that pledge, and he laid siege to the city of Saguntum in Spain. Rome, incensed over this attack on their ally, mobilizes for war in response.
It is now 219 B.C. (or in the Roman calendar 534 Ab Urbe Condita -that many years since the founding of the city). As the Senate and People of Rome, will you succeed in making Carthage pay for this insult and once again force upon them a humiliating peace? Or as the elders of Carthage, will you restore your city’s rightful place in the Mediterranean world to bring honor and glory to your people through victories gained in Hannibal’s Revenge?
How it plays
A player’s hand is composed of conflict cards ranging in strength from 1 to 13. Some of these cards have special powers, such as the ability to re-roll one or more dice. In conflict, the strength of these cards is complimented with the roll of the dice (standard 3, but up to 5 with events and leaders). Rome’s deck is divided into two “suits”: one for the Republic of Rome itself (e.g. “The Legions”) and another for its Latin Allies. Cathage’s conflict cards are similarly divided: one suit representing the core Carthaginian army and another for their Gallic, Spanish, and other Allies/Mercenaries.
Conflict cards can also be used to move leaders (e.g. Hannibal or his brother Hasdruble and a pool of Roman leaders of varying quality whom a Senate game mechanism assigns to command Rome’s field armies). These leaders represent their armies which move upon the game map—a map divided into sea and land areas (yes, Hannibal can again perform his legendary march across the Alps!) with some land areas identified as Roman, Carthaginian, or Neutral, some of which contain Fortified Walled Cities. Such Cities may be besieged…a sometime perilous and time-consuming enterprise.
Solitaire and 3-4 Player Suitability: As you know from our recent announcements about our GMT One Solo Team, we at GMT are committed to providing, wherever possible, excellent solo experiences in our games. As such, Hannibal’s Revenge includes a built-in solitaire bot system to enhance solo play. For those who want to play with more than two, it also includes optional rules for 3-4 players.
Components:
- One 17” x 22” Mounted Map
- 54 Conflict Cards (four suits of 13 cards plus 2 Prodotis – i.e. “Traitor”- cards)
- 72 Hannibal’s Revenge Event Cards
- 16 Leader Cards
- Ten six-sided dice (five white, five black)
- 140+ Assorted Wooden pieces, Cubes, and Cylinders
- 2 Player Aid Sheets
- 1 Solitaire Player Aid Sheet
- Rules of Play manual (this booklet)
- Playbook (which includes Rules for Solitaire Play)
TIME SCALE: When both players’ Conflict Card decks get shuffled, a sexennium (6 years) is complete. The game can end at any moment, but will last no more than three such sexennia.
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