Surviving Byzantium

A Byzantium that held: Constantinople, Anatolia, the Aegean and an Ottoman rump across 33 territories. Free turn-based strategy in your browser.

Greece and the City pay +6 and the Aegean isles another +5, so the strong position is a naval one — nineteen of the sixty-four routes are sea crossings, and the islands let a fleet-minded player reach behind a land front. The Ottoman rump starts wedged between both halves of the Byzantine position, which is an uncomfortable place to begin and a decisive one to survive.

The board

Territories

33

Regions

7

Routes

19 sea routes of 64 (30%).

Players

2–8, any mix of people and AI

Price

Free. No download, no account required.

Regions and what they pay

Hold every territory in a region and it pays you reinforcements at the start of each of your turns. Bigger regions pay more and are harder to keep.

Byzantine Anatolia

6 territories · +5 per turn

Byzantine Greece & the City

7 territories · +6 per turn

Ottoman Rump

5 territories · +4 per turn

Bulgaria

3 territories · +3 per turn

Serbia

3 territories · +3 per turn

Aegean & the Isles

5 territories · +5 per turn

Levant Coast

4 territories · +4 per turn

Play it

Open Borderfall, start a game, and pick this map in the lobby. You can play it against AI on your own, or share a lobby link with friends. Guest play needs no account.