Byzantium

A game of battling civilizations in 632 AD

The year is 632 AD. The Byzantine Empire is all that remains of what once was the mighty Roman empire. She herself has only just survived a mighty war against Persia. Both empires now lie exhausted from their long years of struggle.

Meanwhile, further south in the deserts of Arabia, the prophet Mohammed has given new meaning to an old religion and sets the peoples of that land on a course of action which will echo down the ages. Under the leadership of a succession of Caliphs the Islamic Arabs are about to descend on the prostrate bodies of the Persian and Byzantine empires.

Players have a stake in both sides of the conflict in this highly original game designed by Martin Wallace.

Box contains:

• 1 map board
• 1 set of rules
• 60 purple Byzantine city tokens
• 60 white Arab city tokens
• 8 orange Bulgar city tokens
• 11 orange Bulgar cubes
• 1 Emperor’s guard
• 1 Arab guard cavalry
• 30 silver counters
• 40 copper counters
• 1 turn marker
• 6 dice
• 42 cubes per player
• 4 tokens per player
• 2 field army pawns per player