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Hoplite allows players to recreate classic battles from the pre-Alexandrian Persian-Hellenistic Age, the heyday of the Hoplite (heavy infantry fighting in packed formation). This period is often considered to feature the birth of Western Warfare, as opposed to the Persian/Eastern style, which relied on archery, light cavalry, and mobility.Exactly how hoplite warfare was fought - what really happened when the bell rang - is highly disputed by ancient military historians, even today. Hoplite allows you to test your theories with eleven of the great battles of this era - from the Battle of Leuctra, featuring the huge 60-man deep phalanx of Beotarch Epaminondas, to confrontations with the Persian missile-armed troops against Greek hoplite phalanxes.Hoplite uses detailed mechanics meant to convey all the possibilities of this style of warfare, from The Hellenic Law of Inertia, to Drift to the Right, to the special capabilities of the Persian Light Cavalry (Harassment and Dispersal) to three different levels of Hoplite advance to Combat (the Run Dont Walk rules) and more.