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Roman Generals in Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage Simply put, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is the best strategic Card-Driven Game (CDG) ever produced. To give you some idea of how good it is, old
Read More »Hannibal Ad Portas* – Carthaginian Generals in HRC – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo and Gary Andrews Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage Introduction Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is not a balanced game. Undoubtedly this is due to Carthage’s strong initial position and numerous advantages. First, its
Read More »Seizing the Tactical Initiative in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – Seizing the Tactical Initiative “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Attributed to Sun Tzu
Read More »Factional Hannibal: A 4 Player Variant of Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage from The Boadgaming Way
By Fred W. Manzo and Gary Andrews Factional Hannibal: A 4 Player Variant of Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage Playtesters: Harvey Mossman, Barry Friedman, Gary Andrews, Ron Herel, Roger Cooper, Stewart Schoenberger and Fred W.
Read More »Two Bad Generals or How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. If you
Read More »The Art of Card Driven Game Design – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Gary Andrews, Harvey Mossman and Fred Manzo OR Why Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage is the best Card Driven Game (CDG) ever published The cards in a CDG wargame are typically used to move armies,
Read More »Seizing the Strategic Initiative in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Seizing the Strategic Initiative in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage “Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses
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