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Year Published
1996
# of Players:
2 − 2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
(60 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
150 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
(22 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable
(25 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
Alternate Names
Annibale: Roma contro Cartagine
Hannibal: Rom gegen Carthago
Hannibal: Rome contre Carthage
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Families
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This game uses the very popular card system which first appeared in Avalon Hill's We the People game to detail the struggle between Carthage's Hannibal and the Roman Republic in approximately 200 BC. Players use strategic-level cards for multiple purposes: moving generals, levying new troops/reinforcing existing armies, gaining political control of the provinces involved in the war, and generating historical events. If perchance two armies meet on the battlefield, a second set of cards is used to determine the winner. Ultimately both players seek victory by dominating both fronts: military and political.

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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is #1 in the Valley Games Tactics Line.

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19 Hannibal Reference sheet v1.3
All rules in one sheet with two sides. Every rule on the sheet refers to the related paragraph in the rulebook. UPDATED v1.3: Many minor fixes. Some layout changes.
2009-06-24
7 Just Another Hannibal - Rome vs. Carthage Player Aid v1.0
In my attempt to "wrap my brain" around the extensive (for me) rules for this game, I cross-referenced the rules with existing player aids (and errata) to "carefully" craft this exhaustive, yet concise, presentation of the rules. I hope you find it useful.In some ways, this will look similiar to other player aids available on BGG; however, don't be fooled! A lot of time and effort was put into providing a reference that immediately answers subsequent questions based on previously stated rules. Enjoy!
2009-05-25
1 PDF version of my Hannibal "Generals Cards"
Wanted to make this great play aid available to those who don't have access to Microsoft Excel... Print out on cardstock, cut apart with scissors, and laminate (if desired). These cards put the leaders right in front of you, save table space, and are an attractive presentation of each general's forces. Just put CUs, Elephants, etc next to the general's picture. You can even shuffle the Roman leader cards and draw randomly to effect Roman consular elections.
2009-03-20
5 Rome Card Odds
Ever wondered how many Battle Cards you needed to have a 50% or 80% chance of winning a battle in Hannibal vs. Carthage? I ran simulations of battles to find the answer. Given a specified attacker, battle ratings for each general, and Carthage Battle Cards, I calculated how many Roman Battle cards would be required for the Roman player to win 50% of the time and 80% of the time respectively. To run the calculation, I played out each scenario 10,000 times with random hands drawn from the deck every time. Carthage General Battle Rating 4 assumes Hannibal (with Probe benefit) I assume each player plays their cards in order of what % of each card type they have. E.g. with 6 frontal assault and 5 Flank left, Flank left would be played first because it's a higher percent of that...
2009-03-15
1 Hannibal - Carthaginian Die Symbol Chart
Handy, enlarged Carthaginian Die Symbol Chart. Prints on one sheet that can be folded to stand up. Print on both sides to have a double-sided player aid. "Instructions" included.
2009-03-15
6 Hannibal - Province Control Chart
Print out and use markers for either side, one per province (hint: I use tile spacers). Numbers in the hexes indicate minimum number of PCs to control that province. Put extra markers for uncontrolled provinces in the elephant box. Version 1.0
2009-03-13
2 Hannibal Generals Cards
Print out on cardstock, cut apart with scissors, and laminate (if desired). These cards put the leaders right in front of you, save table space, and are an attractive presentation of each general's forces. You can even shuffle the Roman leader cards and draw randomly to effect Roman consular elections.
2009-03-13
33 Hannibal Rules - Valley Games
This is a PDF of the published rules for Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage.
2009-01-20
11 Summarized Rules V3.1 - VG - fits on one piece of paper
With permission from Steven who created this great help file ("All Rules in Summarised Format to Help Beginners"), here is a slightly modified version of the file. The following changes have been made: - removed setup, because everything is on the (VG) board - added rules clarifications (e.g. straits movement, displaced generals, naval movement, interceptions) - corrected errors: Walled cities 1) - not removal, but flipping of PCs - added numbers of different battle cards - added known board error (VG edition) If you print this file double-sided, two pages per page, it fits on one piece of paper and is still well readable. If you have any comments, suggestions or corrections, please contact me. Thanks for the permission, Steven
2008-11-18
16 Ayuda de juego / resumen (3 DIN-A4) en español
Ayuda de juego del juego Hannibal en español. Formato jpg. Gracias a Angioman por su resumen en el que me basé para organizarlo (Thanks to Angioman for his Rules summary)
2008-10-23
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