# Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire

Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire is a board game for 3–4 players. It plays in 60–300 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.7 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–300 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2008
- **Categories:** Wargame, Ancient
- **Mechanics:** Simulation, Pick-up and Deliver, Point to Point Movement, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.7 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 20
- **Unique players:** 27

**Designers:** Mark Simonitch, John B. Firer, Richard H. Berg

**Artists:** Mark Simonitch, Patrick O'Brien, Eric Williams (I), Kurt Miller, Rodger B. MacGowan, Jean André Castaigne

**Publishers:** GMT Games

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/successors-third-edition)
- [Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/successors-third-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26457)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._