Uh oh, Hasdrubal

Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War is a new and innovative turn-based strategy game that puts you in command of the Carthaginian military during a period of total war over land and sea with the young Roman Republic. With this military juggernaut of the ancient world at your disposal, you will vie for control over Italy, Carthage, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea using a combination of strategic political maneuvering and sheer tactical skill both on land and sea. Play consists of two layers; the first is a strategic layer where you must prudently steer your forces to the destruction of Rome’s army and the ultimate destruction of the Republic and city itself. At your disposal are a variety of unit types and historical commanders from which to form your armies. On the tactical scale, when meeting the enemy in battle, skilled leadership and a knack for war come into play as you use a simple but engaging battle system to best your opponents.

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SteveD64
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Uh oh, Hasdrubal

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Well, after 20 turns I had to settle for an unhappy peace. On the last turn Rome blitzed into Northern Italy and the rest is history.



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Around turn 17 this game was over in terms of any decisive victory but the fun up till then was nice.

-Hannibal and Mago cutting bait and bolting for southern Italy and trapping an "11" strength Roman army in Bruttium
-Fending off Roman African adventures (AI attacks Utica and plays "Numidia Deserts" at the same time, the AI thinks ahead!)
-Winning one naval battle that allowed me to reinforce Spain (after getting my clocked clean several different times) and keeping control for the entire game
-Those "Roman Solidarity" card plays which foiled my Neopolis and Rhegium gambits

Frustration and elation.



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Ouch. That looks like it could hurt.
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The Gauls are tough, but not that tough.

Has anybody seen the AI play a card called Drunken Gauls or something like that? It can't be played against Hannibal, but I once had a crappy Carthaginian general, Hanno or someone, with a bunch of Gauls on the battlefield, and then the AI played the card and my Gauls decided they had better things to do than to fight for some Punic guy. A nasty surprise, but fun too. [:D]
"But here we are in a chamber pot, about to be shitted upon."

-French General Auguste Ducrot before the Battle of Sedan, September 1870
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ORIGINAL: PJJ

The Gauls are tough, but not that tough.

Has anybody seen the AI play a card called Drunken Gauls or something like that? It can't be played against Hannibal, but I once had a crappy Carthaginian general, Hanno or someone, with a bunch of Gauls on the battlefield, and then the AI played the card and my Gauls decided they had better things to do than to fight for some Punic guy. A nasty surprise, but fun too. [:D]

Yep. Doesn't it eliminate like four Gallic units right then & there or something to that effect? [X(]
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Can't remember the exact number, but it sure was enough to make Hanno lose the battle. And made me understand some of the pain those Roman consuls must feel when I devastate their armies with Punic Tricks. [:)]
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Ha! I've never seen the Drunken Gauls card.  The Roman Solidarity card(s) was a surprise to me. 
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