{"product_id":"successors","title":"Successors (fourth edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed panel-expandable ng-scope ng-isolate-scope expandable full\" expandable-height=\"300px\" gk-expandable-geekitem=\"description\" ng-if=\"geekitemctrl.expandabledescription\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\" ng-style=\"{maxHeight:expandablectrl.maxHeight}\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor 2-5 players, ages 12+, playing time is around 300 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Alexander the Great died in 323 BC, he left no clear heir to the immense empire he had conquered. It was not long after his death that the Macedonian generals began to war among themselves over who would be the regent or successor to Alexander's empire.\u003cbr\u003eBy 305 BC they had given up on succession and began to carve out their own kingdoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuccessors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a 2-5 player card-driven wargame based on those wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuccessors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas first published in 1997 by Avalon Hill.\u003cbr\u003eSome years later a second edition rulebook was published that gave more options for the Tyche cards.\u003cbr\u003eThen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuccessors III\u003c\/em\u003e, built on the foundation of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuccessors II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erules set plus expansion cards, appeared in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoardgamer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourth edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuccessors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes more generals, more scenarios, new Tyche cards, plenty of new components, and a changed map, with Libya and Cyrene being merged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed ng-scope\" ng-if=\"geekitemctrl.geekitem.loaded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-header panel-header-condensed panel-header-sm\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Phalanx Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40155142586447,"sku":"PHASU","price":99.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/products\/pic4919647.jpg?v=1659712438","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/successors","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}