Tabletop games
The Battle of Raphia, 217 B.C.
Game Designers' Workshop, 1977
The Battle of Raphia, 217 B.C. is a tabletop game published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1977. It is played with 2 players, from age 12 and in about 120 minutes.
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 120
- years
- 12+
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The box
- Publishers
- Game Designers' Workshop, Casus Belli, Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
- Designer
- Marc W. Miller
- Artwork
- Paul Richard "Rich" Banner
- Year of release
- 1977
- Also known as
- The Battle of Raphia
About the game
The Battle of Raphia, 217 B.C. is a board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1977 that simulates the Battle of Raphia during the Syrian Wars. The game was the first in GDW's "Series 120", which featured shorter and less complex games containing only 120 counters that supposedly could be played in 120 minutes.More from Game Designers' Workshop
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