Epaminondas is an abstract strategy board game invented by Robert Abbott in 1975. It is named after the Theban general Epaminondas, who was known for the use of the phalanx in combat, and the concept of the phalanx is integral to play. The game was first introduced in Sid Sackson's book A Gamut of Games under the title Crossings, when it was played on an 8 by 8 checkerboard. The current game uses a larger 12 by 14 board and different rules for capture. When it was published it claimed to be one of the first modern games to acknowledge the name of its inventor in its rules.
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invented by Robert Abbott in 1975
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is a strategy board game
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