Tyrant: Battles of Carthage versus Syracuse

Designer	Dan Fournie
Publisher	GMT Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	360 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	8485/tyrant-battles-carthage-versus-syracuse http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8485/tyrant-battles-carthage-versus-syracuse/forums/63

Tyrant is a tactical simulation of combat between the armies of Carthage and Syracuse, from 480-276 B.C.

Long before Hannibal Barca led the armed forces of Carthage into a titanic struggle with Rome, Carthage had vied for centuries with the Greek city-state of Syracuse for supremacy in the Western Meditteranean. Tyrant includes twelve of the most decisive battles in the recurring wars that pitted Carthage against the Greeks of Syracuse. The armies of Syracuse were similar to the contemporary hoplite armies of the mainland Greek city-states, but with better cavalry and a strong mercenary corps of both Greek and Western barbarian units. Carthage relied on North African tribal levies augmented with barbarian mercenaries from all over the Western Mediterranean. In Sicily, Carthaginian armies were usually supported by allied and mercenary Greek units.

Although Syracuse was generally more successful in open field battles, Carthage had superior wealth, political stability, and naval power. The continued warfare remained balanced over time, yielding no decisive advantage to either side. The more than two centuries long struggle never came to a definite conclusion as "new kid on the block" Rome would emerge in the First Punic War to steal the prize.

Battles:

Himera, 480BC
Second Himera, 409BC
Akragas, 406BC
Gela, 405BC
Cabala, 377BC
Cronium, 376BC
Crimissos River, 341BC
Abolus River, 338BC
Mount Ecnomious, 311BC
White Tunis, 310BC
Tunis, 307BC
Lilybaeum, 276BC


To play Tyrant, you will need the game Great Battles of Alexander, Deluxe Edition for maps, basic rules, and some counters. Tyrant can also be played with the Simple Great Battles of History Rules.

(from GMT website and user's description)