"Empire" Reprint Available

The Society of Ancients is pleased to announce a reprint of its popular game "Empire: the Macedonian and Punic Wars, 350-150 BC" by Philip Sabin.

Picture shows the western half of the map board.

Using simple mechanisms to capture the broad sweep of history, the game simulates the 200 years from the rise of Philip II of Macedon to the establishment of Roman hegemony in the west.

Up to four players control one or more peoples (Romans, Carthaginians, Macedonians, Persians/Parthians) and conduct campaigns against their neighbours on a map of the ancient world stretching from Iberia in the west to India in the east.  Great captains bring the historical influence of Alexander, Hannibal and Scipio the younger to bear, but revolts may strike at any time.

Combat is resolved by rolling a d6 and applying modifiers.  If players wish the battles can be fought out using a tactical system.

To quote the Society's webpage,

Empire comes in a zip-loc bag, and includes a full colour 8.5” by 22” game map, 77 full colour card counters, and an 8 page A4 rulebook including ready reference charts, an example of play, and extensive design notes and bibliography.

The game is available from the Society of Ancients' webstore for £7.50 + shipping.

Slingshot Back Issues Now Available Individually

The Society of Ancients has a new webstore up and running and, as part of its new policy, limited numbers of individual Slingshot back issues are now available individually for purchase by non-members at www.soa.org.uk/cartloom/backissues. This policy only applies to the last few issues, but provides an opportunity to try out Slingshot in advance of joining the Society. If you're a new member, and want to buy earlier issues from the year, you can also buy from the same store, taking advantage of your 20% SoA discount code.

(If you're wondering what the previous policy was, you could only buy back issues in bundles of 6, collected by year - this is still the case for issues before 2012).

This is a chance to try out the new format, all colour Slingshot, introduced in March 2012. We hope you enjoy it. We only print a few surplus issues, so back issue availability will be limited while stocks last!

For more information on the Society of Ancients, please visit www.soa.org.uk.

You can join the Society at www.soa.org.uk/join.