{"product_id":"hoplite-2nd-printing","title":"Hoplite (2nd Printing)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor 2 players, ages 8+, playing time is around 15 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote on 2nd Printing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: This is identical to the 1st printing, except that any known errata has been corrected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoplite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a game of tactics for 2 players, using 18 identical cards as battle units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefend, Attack, and Capture the enemy’s units to gain dominance over the battlefield!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player controls a phalanx of hoplite soldiers.\u003cbr\u003eYour objective is to kill or capture enemy soldiers until your opponent is unable to make a move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cards are laid out on the table in a ‘basketweave’ pattern, each representing a soldier on the battlefield. Soldiers move by rotating on a corner that is touching an adjacent card; either rotating 90 degrees to touch another card, or if it is on a corner, rotating 180 degrees to align to the new edge. Each player makes two moves on their turn, which can be to move two soldiers, or the same soldier twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoldiers have three possible effects when aligned against an enemy card in certain orientations:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttack: remove the enemy from play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefend: block an Attack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapture: flip an enemy card over so that it joins your side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy attacking and removing soldiers from play, and capturing enemy cards, you can gain a dominant position and isolate your opponent’s cards so that they are unable to move. When they have no possible moves to make, you have won the battle!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GMT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55857686086013,"sku":"GMT140324","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/hoplite-2nd-printing.jpg?v=1745506874","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/hoplite-2nd-printing","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}