Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage

About this board game

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is a two-player, card-driven game with an approximate playing time of 150 minutes, set during the epic struggle between Rome and Carthage around 200 BC.

Each player leads one of Antiquity’s two super-powers in an asymmetrical conflict shaped by both military operations and political dominance. The game approaches the struggle from a classical Clausewitzian perspective: military action becomes necessary when political goals cannot be achieved by other means.

Strategy Cards give players several ways to influence the conflict. Their uses include moving generals, levying new troops, reinforcing existing armies, gaining political control of provinces involved in the war, and introducing historical events.

• Move generals across the conflict
• Raise new troops and reinforce armies
• Expand political control over involved provinces
• Trigger historical events through card play

When opposing armies meet on the battlefield, the game shifts to a second card system. Battle Cards determine the winner of each military engagement, adding a distinct layer to the broader struggle between the two powers.

Victory in Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage depends on more than battlefield success alone. Both players ultimately seek dominance on two fronts—military and political—as they compete to shape the outcome of the war between Rome and Carthage.