Before this game, I was a bit skeptical about single page roll-and-write games in general. But this game packs a lot of action, strategy, story-telling, and narrative suprises (both good and bad) into a small format. The rules are well written and make sense. Having to slog across Europe (much of it in hostile territory) myself to get to southern Italy and arrrive at Cannae has given me a new respect for what Hannibal accomplished.

For the price this is excellent. Its a small solitaire game that has a good balance of strategy and luck and tells a great story.

Good game and I can see great replayability.

If you are convinced that dice hate you you are in luck. The card deck in this game replaces D6 and will virtually ensure you never end up rolling a 1 after 1 after 1! Or indeed a slew of 6's. It tends to smooth out the number distribution. I might use it for other games. Of course, if that sounds bad to you then just roll D6's. It's your game...