Pericles is a four player ‘sandbox’ design in the Great Statesmen Series that covers the period from 460BC to 400BC. The players each represent one of two Athenian or Spartan factions working together to overcome their enemies while also gaining prestige. The game has a political and a war phase. During the war phase the players are US versus THEM. During the Political Phase it is ME versus YOU (Athenian faction versus Athenian faction and Spartan king versus Spartan king).
-Grant
The Players' Aid 
Super game. Intricate, thought provoking and different. Heartily recommend.
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It is encouraging to see there’s a fair amount of love for Pericles in the YT comments. My initial impression from an early read through of the rules was that it seemed like a very deep-end-of-the-pool complexity as the follow-up to Churchill, which I own and very much like (as well as Versailles 1918) They’re all kind of different in their own way, but one can see the common heritage as games that encourage some negotiation. Perhaps my early thoughts on Pericles were premature.
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It is very good if not a bit deep. Understanding your plan and how to execute it is key.
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