2500 years ago, China's Sun tzu wrote The Art of War, establishing principles of military strategy and tactics that remain valid to this day. Every great military leader has been influenced by Sun's writings. Every major war has seen them put into practice. Now you can enter the ranks of history's greatest military strategists. Apply Sun's teachings, and your own insights, to the most realistic game of strategy and tactics ever created: The Ancient Art Of War(tm)

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. In The Ancient Art Of War, you plan and carry out entire military compaigns, not just battles. You choose the makeup of the army, its weapons, its positions, its marches, even its battle formations. You direct troop movements on detailed campaign maps... then zoom in to command each battle on the actual terrain where the enemy engages you.

IT'S ALMOST TOO REAL. Every variable of military strategy comes into play here. Do you attack the emeny directly, or try to cut off his supply lines? Do you put your troops on a fast march to take the enemy by surprise, and risk tiring them before the battle? Will you attack the enemy's fortifications, or try to lure them into the open field? You'll find out what it's like to make decisions like these in the heat of battle, because in , you actually play in real time.

KNOW YOUR ENEMIES. Try your hand against eight of the most brilliant military theorists ever to blacken our Earth, from the mythical Athena to Julius Caeser, Genghis Khan and Napoleon. When you're ready for the supreme test, take on the master himself: Sun Tzu. Each opponent uses his or her historically authentic approach to the art of war. By studying Sun's writings, you will have some clue to your enemy's strategies--but you'll quickly discover that inspiration and improvisation are as important as theory.

PICK A FIGHT. ANY FIGHT. The Ancient Art Of War includes a powerful game generator that lets you create your own military campaigns from scratch. You determine everything from troop strength and position to the tiniest details of terrain. (Do you want that river shallow and fast-running, or deep and slow-running? Do you want those mountains low and safe, or high and dangerous?) Or, you can choose from a variety of pre-arranged campaigns against any of the eight opponents--and easily alter any of the variables in those campaigns for ever more variety.

What's it like to meet Napoleon at your own Waterloo? To defend your homeland against the Mongol hordes? To go to war with the man who wrote the book? Are you smart enough, quick enough, innovative enough to claim your place in the annals of military legend? This is your chance to find out.

• Challenges in real time that will test your strategic and tactical creativity
• A comprehensive Game Generator that lets you define every detail of the campaigns you create
• Historic opponents who use their authentic military strategies
• Realistic action throughout the game, from strategy planning to execution of tactical maneuvers.
• Strategy Guide based on the writings of Sun Tzu

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Back Cover

The world's greatest generals send you an armed invitation.

How would you like to personally lead an army into battle against the great Genghis Khan? Or try to outfox that master military strategist, Alexander the Great? Now you can pit your own intelligence and skills against eight of the most brilliant military minds in history. The Ancient Art of War lets you plan and carry out military campaigns right down to the last detail... while your enemy conducts a historically authentic campaign against you.

Choose your own armies, weapons, battle formations. Then begin making your decisions - to attack the enemy directly, cut off his supply lines, or take him by surprise. Using detailed maps, you can replay any of 11 historical and fictitious battles. Or you can create your own campaigns with thousands of variations, guaranteeing that this program will never end up at the back of your diskette tray.

When you think you're ready, try challenging the legendary Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese general who literally wrote the book on war. It will be an experience you won't soon forget.

• Battles are in real-time, testing your wit, your creativity, and your reflexes.
• Includes a strategy guide that tells you your enemy's greatest strengths and weaknesses.
• Game Generator to create your own campaigns.

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From the Brøderbund Software Catalog 1987-1988

the ancient

ART of WARS

BY DAVE MURRY AND BARRY MURRY

The Ancient Art of War では、戦闘を続ける体力以外に、 軍隊を率いる指導者として
戦いの全体的な軍事作戦を計画し実行する、といった頭脳プレイが必要とされます。
このゲームに収められたどのシナリオにおいても、あなたは隊の兵士構成、その配置から、
用いる武器、 行軍のしかた、戦闘隊形に至るまでの様々な決定権を握ることになります。
そのためにはまず、詳細な作戦計画をたて、すべての部隊の動きに目を光らせて的確な指示を与える。
そしていざ敵と交戦する場面では、個々の戦闘に臨機応変な戦法で臨むことが必要です。

対戦する8人の歴史的名将(画面A)
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戦う相手に不満はないはず。8人の敵は、いずれおとらぬ戦史に残る策略家 たちです。現代の知将として、持てる知力と勇気と決断力、そしてインスピレー ションをフルに活用して勝利される事を祈っています。 もしかして、あなたは、歴 史的レベルの策略家かもしれません。 まず敵の心を知るために、ここに8人 の敵指揮官を簡単に紹介しておきます。
アテナ (Athena) アテナは攻撃型の指揮官で常に交戦を挑む。 ただし自軍 の要塞の守りには熱心ではない。
アレキサンダー大王 (Alexander the Great) 食糧補給線を維持するのは巧 みだが、森や山を行軍するのは苦手としている。
ジェロニモ (Geronimo) ヒット・アンド・ランの戦術を用いる。 広い平原で襲わ
れると意外にもろいところがある。
イワン雷帝 (Crazy Ivan) 論理的に作戦を練らないので、その行動は予測し にくい。しかし、恐れる程の敵ではない。
ジュリアス・シーザー (Julius Caesar) 戦術を操る天才であるが、 食糧補給 線を絶たれるなど、防御にまわると甘さがみえる。
成吉思汗 (Genghis Khan) 奇襲攻撃を用い機動力に富む。 また防御も怠ら ないので打ち破るのは至難の技である。 ンギスカン
ナポレオン・ボナパルト (Napoleon Bonaparte) 綿密な作戦を立てて攻撃し てくる。守りも良く、一瞬の油断につけ入るしかない。
孫子(Sun Tzu) 卓越した軍略家として最強の敵である。 幾度もの敗北にめ げずに挑戦しつづけてほしい。 

バラエティ豊かなシナリオとゲーム・エディター (画面B)
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このゲームには、「ファルサロスの戦い」「呉と楚の戦い」「シャーウッドの森」な ど、さまざまなシナリオが収められていますが、さらにそのルールや相手を変 更したり、作戦を変えることで、2,000以上もの戦いのバリエーションが楽し めます。しかもゲーム・エディター機能でオリジナルのシナリオもつくれます。 歴史的戦いを再現するか、 新しい戦いをつくるかは、気分しだい。 もちろん データ・ディスケットへのセーブも可能です。

ZOOM : 戦闘場面のクローズアップ (画面C)
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プレイヤーは自軍の統括者として会戦全体の作戦を立てるという重要な役 割とともに、 急を告げる交戦の場をすばやくZOOMして、一人一人の兵士の 動きを見つめ、的確な指揮をとる役目も担っています。 プレイヤーの指揮官と しての決断力こそが実際の戦場では雌雄を決するのです。

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Back of Box - PC-88 (JP)