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Title  Anachronism
Designer  Michael A. Brown
Artists  Chris Seaman, Justin Walsh
Game Type  Card Games
Rank: [ 78 / 1640 ]
Primary Style  Historical
Primary Mechanic  Dice Rolling
 
Place: Europe
Time: Ancient, B.C., Past
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Playing Time  10 minutes
Players  2 Players
Suggested Ages  12 and up
Edition Info  The History Channel (2005 Box)
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The game is a contest of arms between two warriors from numerous historical periods. Each game lasts a maximum of five rounds. The game is unusual for a card game in that it does not use shuffling as a randomization technique. Anachronism "decks" consist of five cards, and players do not draw cards or have a "hand" of cards. Despite the relatively small number of cards used in each game, card interactions and strategy can become surprisingly intricate, especially in the later rounds. Each player places his chosen warrior card on the playmat and his four support cards, face down, in slots corresponding to the first four rounds. The support cards may be any combination of inspiration, weapon, armor, or special cards. Each player flips his leftmost face-down support card at the beginning of each round. Initiative numbers on the support cards determine which player goes first in each round. The warrior cards may move and be turned (faced) as in a miniatures game. Support cards represent a variety of historical weapons, armor, items, deities, people, places or concepts such as the Norse sverd or Japanese book Go Rin No Sho. The game's name is derived from the ability to mix the various support cards such that the ancient Greek Leonidas wearing a kimono may fight a Japanese ninja who is wielding a gladius. Dice are used by both the attacker and defender to determine the outcome of battles.
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5 + 4Featured ReviewerMatt DrakeAnachronism. Deep game play, gorgeous cards, and you can watch Ramses II beat the stuffing out of Genghis Khan. 19f9
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