This game is an early German attempt of a 'wargame', based on the battle at the Metauro 207 BC, where Hasdrubal lost against Gaius Claudius Nero. It has very simple rules: the units can move one to three spaces and battles are resolved by simple dice rolls thus modified by strength of the units (elephant!) and area. The aim is to kill the opponents leader or to capture the opponents 'flag-space'. What makes this game really interesting are the beautiful hand painted miniatures. They are made of Elastolin, a material invented by the Hausser company a few years earlier and used for toys. As far as I know Hausser only made two games with these miniatures: this one and 'Rothaeute gegen Bleichgesichter' (red skins against palefaces), the latter about the little big horn battle, I think. Both are very rare and highly sought collectors items in Germany. - BoardGameGeek