The Battle of Raphia (1977)

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Designer	Marc W. Miller
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Publisher	Casus Belli GDW Games
Year Published	1977
# of Players	2
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Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Category	Ancient Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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Family	Casus Belli Magazine games GDW's Series 120 The Roman Empire
Primary Name	The Battle of Raphia
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"The Battle of Raphia, 217 B.C. A complete historical simulation of an epic battle of the ancient world. A Series 120 Game, playable in under two hours by two beginning players, ages twelve to adult."

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1	Variants "Kim Meints" VARIANT "Gaza" SCENARIO Demetrius VS Ptolemy I	2009-09-14	GROGnads	0
2	General The Battle of Magnesia SCENARIO	2009-09-14	GROGnads	0
1	Variants "Mike Smith" Amended VARIANT	2009-09-14	GROGnads	0
2	Rules Errata Addendum	2009-09-14	GROGnads	1

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Raphia Optional Rules Variant

3 Optional rules for the game

jackiesavon

2012-02-12

Amended French Rules from Casus Belli # 59 & # 61

flavioezio

2012-02-12

Another Cyberboard Gamebox

Includes the Battle of Magnesia units.

flavioezio

2012-01-12

Terrain Tiles

Design Your Own Scenarios adding terrain on the original map.

flavioezio

2010-12-29

Additional Countersheet

Design Your Own Scenarios with Barbarian Infantry and different types of Medium/Light Infantry, Cavalry and Chariots

flavioezio

2010-12-29

Additional Counters - Yellow

flavioezio

2010-12-22

Additional Counters - Light Blue

flavioezio

2010-12-22

Kim Meints Scenario Booklet

Heraclea scenario amended.

flavioezio

2010-12-22

Battle of Magnesia Scenario

Another battle played with this game system.

flavioezio

2008-06-26

raphia.zip

Cyberboard Gamebox for The Battle of Raphia

NobodysSon

2006-03-22

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Board Game Rank:	4918
War Game Rank:	1371
Num Ratings:	64
Average Rating:	6.05
Standard Deviation:	1.34
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Personal Comments:	35
Users Owning:	156
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