Dec
13
Alexandros
Theme Week: The Fewer, The Better
Games by designer Leo Colovini tend to be more strategic and less chaotic when played with the fewest number of people listed on the box. (Some argue that his games are most fun when played with zero players, but we’ll ignore those sourpusses.) FAB has already reviewed Colovini’s Cartagena and Familienbande; this week, seven more games from Signor Colovini.
Designer: Leo Colovini
Publisher: Rio Grande Games/Winning Moves Germany
Year Published: 2003
Price: $32.95
Playing Time: 45 minutes
Number of Players:
2
3
4
Age Range:
Teen
Family
12-up
Game Type:
Strategy
Area control
Alexander the Great conquered more land before breakfast each morning than most of us will see in a lifetime, but conquering loses its thrill after awhile and Alexander wasn’t above sharing the wealth with his most trusted underlings—that is, you and one to three other generals.
In Alexandros, you’re trying to become Alexander’s favorite lackey by claiming as much territory as possible and levying taxes on the poor sods who live in those conquered lands.
At the start of the game, the Persian Empire is large and unified, stretching from Turkey south into Egypt and north and east through modern Iran. The territory is divided into adjacent triangular spaces, with roughly two-thirds the spaces being empty and one-third containing a symbol in one of five colors. Alexander is placed in Constantinople, and his movement through the Empire will divide the territory into more easily claimed pieces. …
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