Years active | 1971 – 1972, 1974 – |
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Genres | Military tactics, strategy |
Players | 2 |
Setup time | 15 minutes |
Playing time | 2 hours |
Chance | low |
Alexander the Great is a board wargame first published by Guidon Games in 1971 that simulates the Battle of Arbela in 331 BCE, also known as the Battle of Gaugamela. A revised edition was published by Avalon Hill in 1974. Both editions of the game were notable for having what one critic described as "one of the ugliest maps ever to curse a war game."