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Project: Successors (Fourth Edition)

Designers: Richard H. Berg (The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition, SPQR Deluxe Edition, Successors 3rd Edition), John B. Firer (1866: The Struggle for Supremacy in Germany, Spartacus, Successors 3rd Edition), Mark Simonitch (Hannibal & Hamilcar, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage, Successors 3rd Edition)

Artists: Jean Andre Castaigne (Successors 3rd Edition); Rodger B. MacGowan (1846: The Race for the Midwest; 1989: Dawn of Freedom; Advanced Squad Leader; Andean Abyss; Battle Line; Churchill; Civilization; Combat Commander: Europe; Combat Commander: Pacific; Commands & Colors: Ancients; Commands & Colors: Napoleonics; Cuba Libre; A Distant Plain; Dominant Species; Empire of the Sun; Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar; Fire in the Lake; For the People; Here I Stand; Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?; Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection; Manoeuvre; No Retreat! The Russian Front; Paths of Glory; Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan; Space Empires: 4x; Squad Leader, Thunder Alley, Time of Crisis: The Roman Empire in Turmoil, 235-284 AD; Triumph & Tragedy; Twilight Struggle; Up Front; Virgin Queen; Washington’s War; Wilderness War); Kurt Miller (1846: The Race for the Midwest, Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1, Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #2, Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #3, Arkham Horror, Britannia, Colossal Arena, Evolution, For the People, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage, Liberte, Railways of the World, The Republic of Rome, Runebound Second Edition, Thunder Alley, Tide of Iron, Titan); Patrick O’Brien (Successors 3rd Edition); Mark Simonitch (1846: The Race for the Midwest, 1989: Dawn of Freedom; Andean Abyss; Battle Line; Churchill; Combat Commander: Europe; Combat Commander: Pacific; Commands & Colors: Napoleonics; Empire of the Sun; Fire in the Lake; For the People; Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage; Here I Stand; Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?; No Retreat! The Russian Front; Paths of Glory; Space Empires: 4x; Twilight Struggle; Washington’s War; Wilderness War); Eric Williams (Dominant Species, Lords of Waterdeep, Successors 3rd Edition)

Publisher: PHALANX (Germania Magna: Border in Flames, Hannibal & Hamilcar, UBOOT: The Board Game)

Genre/Mechanisms: area control, campaign/battle card driven, dice rolling, miniatures, pick up & deliver, point-to-point movement, war game

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: heavy

Risk: medium-low

Summary: A new edition of Successors, the 3rd Edition of which currently has a 7.5 rating and 1,075 overall ranking on BoardGameGeek. The first edition was published in 1997, and this lasted 4th Edition incorporates miniatures and new art. Successors is a war game centered around the scramble for power by Maceonian generals in the wake of Alexander the Great’s death in 323 BC.

Base Pledge (with shipping): $99

All-In (w/shipping): $178, includes other games & expansions

Campaign Ends: 9/13

Game Ships: Oct. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 425%, with 16 days to go.