The Battle of Actium

In this game, players control the naval forces of Mark Antony (red) and his lover Cleopatra (yellow) at the Battle of Actium. Though both are ostensibly on the same side against Octavian (blue), they actually have differing goals, and one of them may win without the other.

The game is meant for three players: one controlling the forces of Mark Antony, and one controlling the forces of Cleopatra, and a third player controlling the forces of Octavian. Mark Antony controls the red ships on both flanks, and Cleopatra controls the yellow ships in the center of the board. The blue ships on the left-hand side are Octavian’s forces.