Phalanx: Wars of Alexander

Alexander crossed into Asia outnumbered in every battle he fought. He won anyway — with a wall of pikes nothing could walk into, and a wedge of cavalry that hit the seam where the enemy line stopped being a line. Phalanx is that army, on your phone. THOUSANDS OF MEN, NOT SPRITES Every soldier is a body with real animation: the front five ranks lower their sarissas into a hedge of points, archers reach for the quiver and loose on a high arc, horses break into a gallop and go down in a tangle of legs. Up to ~3,800 of them on one field, at 60fps. YOU PLAN. THE FIELD DECIDES. Before the first blow, set every regiment's formation — Line, Deep, Wedge — its order, and the minute it moves. Then press FIGHT and watch it unfold. Keep a few Command points back so you can change your mind when the enemy changes his. TACTICS BEAT NUMBERS A hit in the flank does 1.6× damage. A charge into the rear…