Games

This tag covers all modern games that either feature or are inspired by the ancient world. This includes board games, card games, wargames, pen-and-paper roleplaying games, and videogames.

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Total War: Pharaoh
Total War: Pharaoh
Thoughts on the latest strategy game by Creative Assembly

Josho Brouwers

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Fatality!
Fatality!
Brutal violence in Homer’s Iliad

Josho Brouwers

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Old World (2021)
Old World (2021)
A deeply flawed historical strategy game

Josho Brouwers

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Humankind
Humankind
Amplitude Studios’s new 4X strategy game

Josho Brouwers

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History as inspiration, part 4
History as inspiration, part 4
Halo and the ancient world

Josho Brouwers

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Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Exploring Ptolemaic Egypt

Josho Brouwers

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Hades (2020)
Hades (2020)
A review

Matthew Lloyd

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Immortals: Fenyx Rising
Immortals: Fenyx Rising
A video game inspired by Greek mythology

Josho Brouwers

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Playing with history
Playing with history
Thoughts on historical strategy games

Josho Brouwers

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A Total War Saga: Troy
A Total War Saga: Troy
Thoughts on the game

Josho Brouwers

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Lords of Hellas
Lords of Hellas
A board game set in mythical Greece

Josho Brouwers

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Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
The glory of Athens

Josho Brouwers

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