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Stratiotika

A full campaign game for use with Hoplomachia (although it is perfectly good as a stand alone boardgame) Right out of the pages of Thucydides! Two full scenarios included!

MEN OF ATHENS!

<>Our empire in Thrace is ablaze in the fires of Revolt, fanned by the perfidious Dorians! Something must be done! We cannot merely take up our spears and shields, and sally out and fight- no, this requires guile and forethought.

We need to use…

STRATIOTIKA!

 

 

The Hoplomachia Campaign System

 All who are familiar with the Hoplomachia system know that the Captain has striven to capture the distinct character of Hoplite warfare and of the Classical era in general in his tactical rules. He now is attempting to do the same with a strategic campaign game, fully integrated into the Hoplomachia battle rules.

In Stratiotika, you will now be able to make war at the city-state level; you can enrage city dwellers by trampling their crops, organize markets to feed your troops, build counterwalls to blockade rebellious cities, or infiltrate troops within their walls with the help of traitors and take the town on the sly. Not only can you openly call on their assemblies to vote to join your cause, but you can actually debate with your political opponents using historic speeches to sway those who are
“on the fence”. You can lose allies to the harvest, ships to dangerous waters, walls to earthquakes, and cities to a more cunning and silver-tongued foe!

General flow of Play

The heart of the system is the wide array of tasks at a Strategos’ disposal. All Strategoi (generals) generate a number of “Stratiea” points that each turn are accumulated and may be used to purchase task counters, which are placed face down on one’s forces in play. These tasks are then revealed and performed in bounds, starting with the player who has advantage, which is allotted to the player who was more victorious in the previous turn.

That’s pretty much it- simple, no? But don’t think it ends there- each task comes with its own rules, and will produce opportunities that the other side, if he is on the ball, can turn to his advantage. Furthermore, forces which are performing different tasks when brought to battle will generate one of the different types of battles described in Hoplomachia- so don’t expect to fight the same battle when you jump someone ravaging your crops, as when you’re attempting to force a pass, or make an amphibious landing in the face of a foe- each one will have its own character.

Here’s a list of the tasks that can be performed by a force:

Lie in Wait

Keep Close Watch

Organize Market

Mobilize New Troops

Fortify Camp

Seek Battle

Raid

Ravage Crops

Stage

Build Wall

Initiate an Open Vote

Embassy

Attempt a Coup

Many tasks have variant uses as well- so there’s scope for a wide range of strategies available.

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The first module we are presenting is:

 Ho Chalkidikos Polemos

(The Chalkidikian War)

Chalkidiki-424-421 BC- Introduction

The Thracian lands had long been a source of fear and curiousity for the Greeks. While some colonies had been planted for a century and more, many attempts at settling in the midst of the Thracian tribes had met with destruction. As the wealth of the region, particularly in timber (for triremes) and gold became known to the southerners, the impetus to settle and later control the region had become stronger.

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and “Brasidas in the North”.