Prior to his passing, Richard H. Berg was hard at work completing the third volume in his The Ancient World series, Thunderbolt, covering the titanic 2nd Punic War between Rome and Carthage. Mark Herman has teamed up with series developer Alan Ray to finish the game.
Thunderbolt brings The Ancient World system to the mammoth 2nd Punic War. The game covers the action in the Western Mediterranean on updated Italy and Africa maps published in the prior two volumes, plus a connecting full-size map of Spain and western Mauretania, the last map design of Richard’s long and illustrious career.
Thunderbolt Deluxe Edition includes
Thunderbolt as well as the first two volumes in the Ancient World System series:
Rise of the Roman Republic and Carthage.
Each has its own exclusive rules and scenarios booklets, army and city display cards, and other displays relevant to those titles.