The Peloponnesian War was one of the most terrible conflicts in human history. Waged between 431 and 404 B.C., the Peloponnesian War shook the Greek world to its very core and ultimately reshaped the Greek world. It fatally weakened victor and vanquished alike. Thirty-three years after Sparta's hard-won victory, the city-state and former Spartan ally, Thebes, would be the dominant power in Greece. Less than seventy years after the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War, King Philip II of Macedonia gained dominance over the Greeks. Now you have a chance to change history. Can you bring the mighty Athenian Empire to its knees? Or will you crush the Spartan League?

Hellenes - Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War is an action-packed two-player block game of this titanic struggle. Blocks provide a strong fog-of-war element. Blocks are positioned upright in play with only the block's owner being able to see the block's unit information. This adds surprise and bluff to the game.

One of the most fascinating elements of the Peloponnesian War is the asymmetry between the combatants: the city-state of Athens with the most powerful navy in the world (the navy which defeated the Persians at Salamis in 480 B.C.), and Sparta with their elite hoplite corps. Athens is the dominant naval power; Sparta is the dominant land power. To be victorious in Hellenes, each player must use his or her wits to out-maneuver their opponent.