Osprey Games will tackle the Trojan War this August with Agamemnon.

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Designed by Gunter Cornett (Hey, That’s My Fish!, Kahuna), Agamemnon makes the players Greek gods, controlling the various factions of the Trojan War by deploying warriors and heroes to different areas of the game board.  Depending on where the forces are deployed, conflicts can be won based on the quality of the warriors, though the inspiration of the heroes, or by simple majority of numbers.

Agamemnon includes a double-sided playing board, 30 warrior tiles, 60 "strings of fate" tiles, and 4 loom tiles.  The game is intended for 2 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in a little over an hour.  MSRP is $24.00.

Osprey also intends to release its French Revolution themed game Let Them Eat Cake in August (see "'Let Them Eat Cake'").