Press Release Author = Guild of Blades Publishing Group
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release Summary = March 13th, 2007. The Guild of Blades Publishing Group is happy to announce the release of the 2nd Edition for its fast paced, 2 player game, The Battle of Thermopylae. An Empires of History, Compact series game.
Press Release Body = The Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC., was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae. Greatly outnumbered, the Greeks delayed the enemy in one of the most famous last stands in history. Led by the Spartan King, Leonidas, and a force of 300 Spartan warriors, 11,000 Greeks faced more than 150,000 Persians under the leadership of King xerxes. A local resident named Ephialtes betrayed the Greeks, revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans and 700 Thespian volunteers to delay the advance of the Persian army as long as possible.
In the Battle of Thermopylae board game 2 players bid to see who will play the Spartan side. The winning bid amount becomes the number of Persian forces the Spartan player must destroy in order to achieve a game victory (The Spartans winning the battle outright is regarded as impossible). The Battle of Thermopylae 2nd Edition is available now for only $7.95 +s&h. For more information visit us online at:
http://www.guildofblades.com/therm.php
Players can also play the Battle of Thermopylae online for free against random opponents by visiting the Empires of History Online Gaming Network site, Thermopylae Online:
http://www.thermopylae-online.com
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Founded in 1994 the Guild of Blades Publishing Group is a leading adventure games publisher supporting games in print, digital PDF game downloads and its Empires of History Online Gaming Network of multi player online games. Its notable brands are the Empires of History line of strategy board games, Overlords: Fantasy Battlescape Wargame, Button Wars Spaceship Combat Game, Heroes Forever Role Playing Game and Worlds of Heroes & Tyrants. For further information on the Guild of Blades visit http://www.guildofblades.com . For further information on the Empires of History Online Gaming Network visit games sites http://www.1483online.com and http://www.thermopylae-online.com .
Web Site = http://www.guildofblades.com
Contact Details = Guild of Blades Publishing Group 409 Amesbury Dr Davison, MI 48423 810-625-3000 http://www.guildofblades dowrie@guildofblades.com
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