This is one of several new games brought out last summer by Excalibre Games, Inc. This subject is, of course, the conguests of Genghis Khan. The 12' '" x 22" two-color (brown and blue) mapsheet represents most of Asia and eastern Europe. It is a two-player game, with one player controlling the Mongols and the other controlling all their opponents (victims). The latter are, however, restricted to their own home areas, unless forced out of them.

It is a very simple game. Terrain is mostly clear with a few mountain hexes, rivers, and seven cities (Karakorum, Peking, Lin An, Chung- Hsing, Samarkand, Bagdad and Constantinople). There are no zones of control. All attacks are optional. The Mongols may stack up to three units (6-10 light horse or 10-8 heavy horse) and the "Allies"--as the opponents are called--only two (just about everything from 24 to 8-6).

There are two combat results tables: a Siege Table for attacks on cities and a Melee Table for all other attacks. An Order of Appearance delineates the arrival of various new units throughout the game. Both sites are allowed to take a few replacements from the dead pile.

The Mongols have four war machine counters each of which will raise the odds of a siege by one column. They also have a Khan counter which will raise the odds of any attack by one column. They may also forced-march any unit(s) (except war machines) 10 extra hexes provided they don't attack that turn. There are three levels of victory for each side: the Mongols' based on how many "Allied" nations they eliminate and the Allies' on how many units the Mongols are reduced to.

If you're looking for a quick beer-and-pretzels game, look no further. GH sells for $6.95 and is available from most wargame dealers, or from Lowry Enterprises.

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