Peloponnesian War
Detailed Sequence of Play
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1. Political Phase [3.0]
(not conducted on 1st turn)
a. Side Determination [3.1]
• Switch sides if SCI ≥ 0 and 1d6 + SCI ≥ 6
b. Event [3.2]
• Roll 2d6 to determine Event
• Re-roll if Event cannot be implemented
c. Delian League Rebellion [3.3]
• Implement Event 8 if Athenian SCI ≤ 0 or
Delian League lost 4+ Naval SP previous turn
• Re-roll if space occupied by friendly force
d. Leader Selection [3.4]
• Place 1 random Leader in Sparta & Athens
2. Strategic Planning [4.0]
(not conducted on 1st turn)
a. Non-Player Strategy Determination [4.1]
• If Non-Player SCI > 0 and you did not switch sides this
turn, keep current strategy
• Otherwise, new strategy = 1d6 + Non-Player’s Leader
Strategy Rating* (cannot use Attack Athens / Sparta if
opponent has Hostages)
*Alcibiades on Spartan/Persian side: Sparta +1
b. Confidence Reset [4.2]
o Reset both SCIs to 0
3. Operations Phase [5.0]
a. Player Side Initial Operation [5.1]
(not conducted on 1st turn)
i. Designate Operation Objective (cannot designate
Non-player Home space or adjacent space if Non-
player has Hostages)
ii. Select Leader (must be in Athens/Sparta)
iii. Move to Assembly spaces by shortest route possible
and pay to activate SPs*
Unit Type Land SP Naval SP Spartan Land SP
Cost 200 400 0 space or enemy Home space
*Athens cannot spend below 1000 unless Piraeus / Decelea
enemy controlled or 10+ Delian rebellions
iv. Move to Objective space by shortest route
o Ravage enemy spaces on route unless occupied by
an enemy Force or a successful Interception was
made into that space
o Automatically capture Neutral Rebellion spaces
Interception
Roll each time an Expedition enters an enemy ZOI; Succeeds on
4-6 (Land unit in Corinth automatic success when an enemy
Force enters Cenchrae and vice versa):
• Move lone Leader to Going Home box
• Conduct Skirmish against Expedition
• Unactivated units in a space are ignored
b. Non-Player Side Initial Operation [5.2]
i. Check for Defensive Strategy
ii. Roll to determine an Objective which is:
o Not controlled by Non-player side
o Cause Rebellion: Not occupied by an enemy Force
& not an enemy Coalition / Home space
iii. Determine Expedition size; If forces or talents are
unavailable, Non-player Passes
iv. Assemble forces and move to objective
o Activate maximum SPs in home space, followed by
spaces closest to home space
o Do not activate last SP of each type in a space
unless required for Expedition size
o Do not activate last SP of any type in a space
unless required for Expedition size, friendly before
occupied spaces
c. Continuing Operations [5.3]
• Roll for Auguries; Must Pass if:
o Auguries roll of 6+
▪ +1 for Non-player side
▪ +½ in-play Player Leaders (round down)
o No friendly Leaders in draw cup
o Insufficient unactivated units/funds (possible on
Non-Player’s initial operation)
• Once a side has passed, they can no longer conduct
operations for the turn
• If continuing, draw a Leader in Home space if none
present and conduct Operation;
Previously activated units cannot activate again
d. Going Home [5.4]
• Relocate units (not Leaders) in Going Home box
3a. Cause Rebellion Operation [5.4]
• Cannot target space with an enemy Force, enemy Coalition
• Cannot target Argos, Syracuse and Pela if Neutral
• Pay 100 talents and roll 1d6 (+2 for Non-player side):
6+ = Place Rebellion marker in Objective space
Movement Restrictions [5.1]
• Always move by shortest route; If multiple, choose randomly
• May move in/out of spaces with an enemy Force (except
lone Leaders), Fortress or ZOI
• Lone Leaders may use any type of LOC but cannot enter
spaces with an enemy Force
• Each Naval SP can transport 1 Land SP on naval LOCs;
Cannot use naval LOCs if insufficient Naval SPs;
Drop excess Land SPs if required Naval SPs are lost
• Spartan Home Guard cannot leave Sparta
• Cannot move through Neutral Syracuse or Argos or
Uncontrolled Naupactus, Byzantium or Amphipolis
• Control both Corinth & Cenchrae to move Naval SP between
• Moving between Syracuse and Cape Taenarum:
Roll 1d6: 5-6 = Eliminate all units, Leader Going Home
4. Combat Phase [6.0]
a. Siege Determination [6.1]
• Place a Siege marker on each Fortress space occupied
by an enemy Army if either:
o No opposing units present
o No opposing Leader present and besieging Army is
5+ SPs stronger than besieged Army
• Athens / Piraeus: Place Siege marker if space was
designated an Objective unless Athenian Army has 3+
more Land SPs; The Siege automatically fails if a path
of non-enemy controlled spaces (incl. besieged spaces)
between Athens and Euxine LOC Source can be traced
b. Battle Resolution [6.2]
• Resolve Battles in all spaces occupied by units of both
sides, in order (choose randomly among categories):
i. Home spaces without Siege markers
ii. Coalition spaces without Siege markers
iii. Other spaces without Siege markers
iv. All friendly ZOI spaces occupied by enemy
unit(s) not under Siege
• Determine Battle type:
a. Null Battle: One side has exclusively Land SPs and
the other side exclusively Naval SPs
b. Naval Battle: If both sides have Naval units
c. Land Battle: Otherwise, perform Land Battle
c. Siege Resolution [6.3]
• Armies with an enemy Fortress but no Siege marker
are moved to the Going Home box
• Resolve Sieges in any space still containing a
besieging Army, Home before Coalition before other
spaces (select randomly therein)
• Roll 1d6 + Leader Tactical Rating (Syracuse: -2):
(Automatic fail if besieged Force has more Naval SPs)
o 1-3: Siege fails
▪ Move besieging Army to Going Home box
▪ Replace Siege with Ravaged marker
▪ Reduce besieging side’s SCI by 1 (Non-player)
or 2 (Player)
o 4-6: Siege succeeds
▪ Eliminate besieged Force
▪ Replace Siege with Ravaged marker
▪ Reduce besieged side’s SCI by 1 unless Fortress
was Neutral or in Rebellion
▪ Increase besieging side’s SCI by 1
▪ Besieging side gains 300 talents
▪ Adjust VPs (+10/-15)
d. Going Home [6.4]
i. Roll 1d6 + Leader Strategic Rating for each Army:
o 1-5: Leave 1 SP (H before C before N in Land /
Coastal space; N before either Land SP in Island
space; Spartan/Athenian before Allied)
o 6+: Leave all SPs in place
ii. Return Leaders & other SPs to Going Home box
iii. Relocate units (not Leaders) in Going Home box
Naval Battler Resolution [6.2.3]
Each side rolls 1d6, modified by:
• +2 if at least ½ naval SPs are Athenian (not Allied)
• +X to side with more N SPs, where X is the difference
• +Leader’s Tactical Rating (lowest Rating if multiple)
High roll wins, highest non-zero Tactic Rating wins ties;
(If still tied, both sides lose 1 N SP unless both sides have only 1
Naval SP & both Forces to Going Home)
Losing side must eliminate Naval SPs equal to the lower of the
difference in modified rolls or the number of winning Naval SPs;
Adjust VPs (+10/-15)
If winner has H SPs ≥ loser’s H SPs: Land Battle; Otherwise:
1. Move surviving losing SP & Leaders to Going Home box
2. Increase winner’s SCI by 1
3. Reduce loser’s SCI by 1 unless the winner began with at least
3 more Naval SPs than the loser
Land Battle Resolution [6.2.4]
Each side rolls 1d6, modified by:
• +2 for Sparta if battle is in Sparta
• +2 if at least ½ H SPs are Spartan (not Allied)
• +1 to side with more C SPs
• +X to side with more H SPs, where X is the difference
• +Leader’s Tactical Rating (lowest Rating if multiple)
High roll wins, highest non-zero Tactic Rating wins ties;
(If still tied, both sides lose 1 Land SP unless both sides have only
1 Land SP & both Forces to Going Home box)
Losing side must eliminate Land SPs equal to the lower of the
difference in modified rolls or the number of winning Hoplite SPs
• Reduce losses by 1 for each Cavalry SP the loser has more
than the winner, to a minimum of 1
Adjust VPs (+10/-15); Then:
1. Move all surviving losing SP & Leaders to Going Home box
2. Increase winner’s SCI by 1
3. Reduce loser’s SCI by 1 unless the winner began with at least
3 more Hoplite SPs than the loser
4. Winning side captures Hostages if any Athenian or Spartan
(not Allied) Hoplite SPs eliminated
Null Battle Resolution [6.2.2]
• If sides occupy different spaces, no effect
• If sides occupy the same Neutral space, remove all Naval SPs
to Going Home box
• If an Army opposes a non-Army Force in the same non-
Neutral space, remove Army to Going Home box
• If opposing Armies occupy same non-Neutral space, remove
Army enemy to that space to Going Home
5. Rebellion Phase [7.0]
a. Continued Rebellion [7.1]
• Remove Rebellion if in ZOI of friendly unit & not in
ZOI of enemy unit
b. Rebellion Expansion [7.2]
• Roll 1d6 (+2 if in enemy ZOI) per space adjacent to &
same color as a space which began this segment in
Rebellion, which does not contain a friendly unit: 6+ =
Rebellion
c. Helot Rebellion [7.3]
Check who controls Pylos, Asine, Corone, Prasiae and
Epidaurus Limera:
i. If any Spartan-controlled, Helot Rebellion ends
ii. If all Delian League-controlled and Helot Rebellion has
not occurred:
o -2 Spartan Bellicosity
o Eliminate 2 Spartan Hoplites in Sparta
o Sparta receives -500 talents this turn
o Place Helot Rebellion marker near Sparta
iii. If all Delian League-controlled and Helot Rebellion has
occurred:
o -2 Spartan Bellicosity
o Sparta receives -1000 talents this turn
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7. Armistice & Surrender Phase [9.0]
a. Bellicosity Adjustment [9.1]
• Add ½ (round down) positive SCI
• Subtract negative SCI
• Subtract captured / ravaged / rebellion spaces
divided by 10 (round down)
b. Surrender Determination [9.2]
• Side surrenders if home space enemy-controlled or
Bellicosity = 0; Game ends
c. Armistice Determination [9.3]
• Once per game, if both sides have either:
Bellicosity ≤ 6 or have < 1000 Talents:
o Advance Turn marker by 1d6 (+1 if Nicias is an
Athenian leader) divided by 2 (round up)
o Remove non-Allied SPs in captured spaces using
Post-Combat Movement Table
o Remove Hostages markers from play
o Roll 1 Event per Armistice turn
o Calculate revenue ignoring ravaged spaces &
Eisphora, multiplied by Armistice turns
o Buy up to 5 SPs, not spending below 1000
(Non-player Sparta buys all Naval, Non-player

6. Administration Phase [8.0] Athens buys all Hoplites)

a. Revenue Collection [8.1] o Reset Bellicosity to 10 minus number of turns
fought prior to Armistice
Athens Sparta
+3500 +2500 d. End of Turn [9.4]
-50 per Ravage/Rebellion/Enemy-controlled space • Remove all Ravaged markers
-1500 if no path free of enemy- -200 if Thebes • Return all Going Home Leaders to cups
controlled spaces can be traced enemy-controlled • Advance Game Turn marker
from Athens to Euxine Source
+1000 if Player side & Athens, -200 if Corinth Zone of Influence (ZOI)
Piraeus, Panactum & Decelea have enemy-controlled Unit ZOI
no enemy units / Ravage markers Hoplite Its own space
+1000 if Syracuse is controlled & +500 if Syracuse is Cavalry Every space within 1 Land / Combined LOC
friendly ZOI in every space Allied & not enemy- Naval Every space within 2 Naval / Combined LOCs
in Sicily controlled
+1000 if Epidamnos controlled & can trace path free of • Enemy ZOI never extends into Athens or Piraeus
enemy-free units to Home space • During the Combat Phase: Athenian Cavalry ZOI does not
extend out of Athens of Piraeus
b.Unit Construction [8.2]
• No Naval ZOI between Corinth and Cenchrae
• Each SP costs 200 talents
• Player side may spend up to 600 talents
Skirmish [5.7]
• Non-player side may buy up to 3 units which were lost • Randomly select intercepting force if multiple options
during the turn & cannot spend below 1000
• Each side rolls 1d6: 1 = Lose 1 SP
• Athens cannot spend below 1000 unless Piraeus / o Coastal / Land space: Lose H before C before N SP
Decelea enemy controlled or 10+ Delian rebellions o Island space: Lose N before C before H SP
• Place SPs by Post-Combat Movement Table o Spartan Home Guard immune from Skirmish losses
• Immediate Battle occurs if either:
o Sum of both Skirmish rolls was 11+ or
o Coastal / Land space: 8+ land SPs, of which at least half
belong to intercepting side or
o Island space: 8+ naval SPs, of which at least half belong
to intercepting side
Victory Points [1.2] Elite Units
• +10 VP whenever your side wins a Battle or conducts a • Cannot voluntarily break down into Hoplite SP
successful Siege • Permanently eliminated if lost in battle
• -15 VP whenever your side loses a Battle or loses a friendly • Spartan Home Guard:
space due to a successful Non-player Siege o Cannot move out of Sparta
• If game ends in Surrender, receive VP equal to 200 divided o Immune to losses during a Skirmish
by the Game Turn number (round up)
• Decisive Victory: Have more than 150 VP at the end of the
game or either side Surrendered before Turn 3

Coalition Neutrals [5.5.3] Definitions

Macedon (Pela) [5.5.3.1] • Army: A group of units stacked with a friendly Leader
Begins play as an Athenian ally. Remains allied with the same • Assembly Space: During an Operation, any space containing
side unless an Event changes its allegiance a friendly unit not yet activated this turn
• Coalition Spaces: For Sparta: Corinth & Thebes;
Syracuse [5.5.3.2]
For Athens: Amphipolis, Larisa, Corcyra, Chios,
Until it is an active ally:
(& Samos if Chios is in rebellion or enemy-controlled)
• Spartan units cannot enter Syracuse
• Control: Determined during the Administration segment: A
• Syracuse is not counted for shortest route
space is controlled if it is occupied by a friendly unit or is
• Cannot perform Cause Rebellion in Syracuse
friendly-colored and contains no enemy unit
If Athens declares Syracuse as an Objective: • Expedition: During an Operation, the active Leader and all
• Syracuse immediately becomes Sparta’s active ally activated units in the same space
• Place 2 (A)Hoplite, 2 (A) Cavalry & 2 (A)Naval there • Force: All friendly units and/or Leaders in a space
• Friendly: Green-colored units/space are friendly to Athens;
Argos [5.5.3.3]
Red-colored units/spaces are friendly to Sparta
Until it is an active ally:
• Home Space: Athens for the Delian League; Sparta for the
• Athenian units cannot enter Argos
Peloponnesian League
• Argos is not counted for shortest route
• Rebellion: A friendly-colored space in Rebellion becomes
• Cannot perform Cause Rebellion in Argos
friendly to the opponent; A Neutral space in Rebellion
If Sparta declares Argos as an Objective: becomes friendly to the first side to enter it
• Argos immediately becomes Athens’ active ally
• Place 4 (A)Hoplite in Argos
Persia [5.5.3.4]
Sardis cannot be designated an Objective until Persia is active
(due to an Event roll of 5)