{"product_id":"hoplite","title":"Hoplite","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3601890\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/richard-h-berg\"\u003eRichard H. 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This period is often considered to feature the birth of Western Warfare, as opposed to the Persian\/Eastern style, which relied on archery , light cavalry, and mobility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExactly how hoplite warfare was fought – what really happened when “the bell rang” – is highly disputed by ancient military historians, even today. \u003cstrong\u003eHoplite\u003c\/strong\u003e allows you to test out your theories (well, our theories, using your dice) with eleven of the great battles of this era, from the Battle of Leuctra, featuring the huge 60-man deep phalanx of Beotarch Epaminondas to the classic confrontations with the Persian missile-armed troops against the classic Greek hoplite phalanxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHoplite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e uses detailed mechanics meant to convey all the possibilities of this style of warfare, from The Hellenic Law of Inertia, to Drift to the Right, to the special capabilities of the Persian Light Cavalry (Harassment and Dispersal) to three different levels of Hoplite advance to Combat (the Run Don’t Walk rules) and a whole lot more. 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