Hannibal: Rome Vs. Carthage

This Christmas my wife gave me a new board game, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage. It is a remake of a popular game I had heard of, but never played. I hadn’t had any board games on my list, so it definitely came as a surprise. Even better, my wife promised to play a game.

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage box

So, over the holidays we set up the board and sat down to play. The game is long, but relatively simple in terms of mechanics and gameplay. There was plenty of strategy, but players aren’t overloaded with a hundred options straight out of the gate, a problem my wife and I have with Axis and Allies: Europe.

The game did take longer than advertised, and wore on us, though my wife was a good sport and played to the end. This is common with a new game, and I wonder if only playing a couple of turns, then restarting the game might make for a better first experience. I don’t have regular opponents, so many of my games get played once, and once only.

Overall I’m happy with this game, and hope to convince my wife to play it again.

Tyler