Iliad: The Most Renowned War Legend
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Iliad: The Most Renowned War Legend is a board wargame published by the Italian game publisher International Team (IT) in 1979 that simulates the siege of Troy as described in Homer's Iliad.
As described in Homer's Iliad, Paris of Troy kidnapped Helen, daughter of Menelaus and took her to Troy. Menelaus gathered an army and besieged Troy for nine years. Then disputes arose between the Greek kings Agamenon and Achilles, and Achilles withdrew from the siege.
Description
Iliad is a two-player board wargame in which one player controls the Greek besiegers, and the other controls the Trojan defenders. The game simulates the four days of battle described in Homer's ode following the departure of Achilles.[1]
The boxed set comes with a hex grid game board, 51 counters divided between Greek and Trojan heroes, and a 10-page rulebook written in Italian, with English, French and German translations.[1]
Complexity of play was rated by the publisher as Level 1 (the least complex). Critic Tom Oleson noted, "Because of its simplicity, Iliad is only useful as an introductory game."
Victory conditions
- The Greek player wins if Troy is occupied by 5 Greek heroes.
- The Trojan player wins if the Greek encampment is occupied by 5 Trojan heroes.[2]
Publication history
Iliad was designed by Marco Donadoni, and published by IT in 1979 with box cover art by Enea Riboldi.
Although Game Designers' Workshop had published a game titled Iliad the previous year, the two games are not related.