<t> How did the game end? Was able to get an "epic victory" 365 to 158 (on "General" difficulty)<br/>
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Also, speaking of French invasions, in a previous game (most current version) something else happened that was unusual - at least I had not seen it before the most recent patch. I had ...

<t> So playing the game last night and I manage to invade and take Ireland and play the Irish revolt card. The English send their biggest army to counterattack my army and are defeated and sent back to England. But the stubborn English AI countinues to attack every turn hereafter with whatever ...

Just wanted to say thanks for the latest patch released this month (September 2021). [:)]

re: "modest funding" idea: How about making Hannibal available on Steam? I think the game would sell decently exposed to a whole new audience on Steam. Of course, I've no idea how Steam charges/pays out developers for hosting games...

Love the game but with all that is going on - is this update still in the works?

<t> Yes, as far as I know the "Consolidate the Empire" card only gives you 4 victory points not political points. <br/>
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The game's manual says:<br/>
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"The French gain political points in the following circumstances:<br/>
•• +4 PP’s when they defeat a major nation.<br/>
•• +4 PP’s ...

<t> Upon further review: the alt-click does work to view the unit detail screen when I first start the game. However, (at least on my PC) it does not work if I alt-tab out of game to the desktop then go back to the game and try to use the alt-click function again. A bit odd... but at least I know ...

El Condoro - Just what I needed to know - thanks!

<t> Is there a way to view a unit's battle history during a campaign deployment phase? <br/>
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You can't use the normal right click (in 1 button mouse mode) because that deploys/undeploys a unit on the map. Just thinking it would be helpful to see a unit's hero abilities to optimize their ...

<t> Mercenarius,<br/>
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Ah, OK I get it now. Thank you for clarifying my confusion over Syracuse. My problem was that after seeing the same "Change in Syracuse" pop-up message the first few games I thought it was the same message every game. I see now that last part of the 3rd sentence in the ...

<t> One minor change to the game would be nice to have: notification when Syracuse decides to change alliances. I don't mean after you play a Syracuse option card or when Rome plays theirs, but when Syracuse decides to join Carthage/Rome "spontaneously" (presumably this is influenced/triggered by ...

<r> nalivayko,<br/>
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Interesting stuff. I'll have to try your tricks my next game. Not sure I have anything to offer but the obvious stuff but here's one strategy that I've used with some success:<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Sicily for Syracuse<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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If Syracuse becomes an ...

vonRocko: My sympathy for the Roman AI diminished after it called my leadership "deficient"...

Maybe what is needed is a game editor program (or having ratings files one can easily text edit) so folks can mod values such as commander ratings?

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Maybe this is by design but it irks me a little (being biased toward Carthage naturally) that the Romans get a "built in" city militia recovery advantage - effectively twice as fast - because of the turn sequence. Here's what I see happening: On my turn Carthage conquers a Roman minor ...

<t> nalivayko,<br/>
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Interesting point. If Marcellus hadn't intercepted Syphax I probably would have had him join the Carthage city forces - or would Syphax now be subject to Marcellus intercepting him before entering Carthage even though Marcellus had refused battle to break the siege? So a ...

<t> mercenarius,<br/>
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Thanks for your response. I understand your rationale and the game is excellent as is though amending the manual to clarify this would be helpful. Though I'm not entirely convinced that refusing a pitched battle should be treated any different when a general is ...

<t> Treefrog, nalivayko,<br/>
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As far as strategy goes, I wasn't confident Syphax plus the mobile elements units (13 total) from Carthage could beat Marcellus and his army in the field (12 legions) especially given Marcellus' leadership edge. I think Marcellus would have gladly accepted a ...

<t> I want a penalty flag thrown on this move! Here's my rule challenge and what happened in my game:<br/>
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Can an Army that declined combat turn around and intercept another Army in the same phase? The manual states "a general who declines combat forfeits the right to use Interception for ...