History of the Roman Empire covers the time-period from the
Rise to the Fall of the Roman Empire in seven game turns starting in 60 BC (the
first Triumvirate composed of Caesar, Crassus and Pompeus) until the last
Emperor (Romulus Augustus) in 476 AD.
The map contains the entire
Mediterranean area as well as a part of Asia Minor.
Each of the up to
four Players takes the role of one Roman Faction and one group of
''Barbarian''-Peoples and by playing certain event cards you can gain control
over minor Kingdoms.
The game is best suited for 4
Players but can be played by 3 or 2 Players as well.
Since every
Player controls a Roman Faction and a ''Barbarian'' People it is not possible to
completely remove a Player from the Game (The Roman Faction that Player controls
can be eliminated but the Barbarians can not). The Game ''History of the Roman
Empire'' is not strictly historic but offers ''a great lot of Flavour about
this'' with it's 42 Roman Emperors (and Pretenders) and the 34 different
''Barbarian'' Peoples and minor Kingdoms. Since every Player controls Romans as
well as Barbarians you will get all kinds of situations like Romans vs.
Barbarians Romans fighting among themselves or Barbarians fighting other
Barbarians.
The Emperor for each Roman Faction changes every Game Turn as
well as the Barbarian Peoples that the Players control…
With it's easy to
learn rules (Players who are familiar with ''Espania'',''Britannia'' or
''History of the World'' will find some similarities and some new features) and
the constantly changing Barbarians ''The History of the Roman Empire'' can be
great fun.
The Players will have to decide how to use their Roman Legions
as well as how to use the Armies of their Barbarians and of course where to plan
new Cities and Forts (for the Roman Factions). Since it is worth much more
Victory Points to control all areas of one colour soon everyone will try to
establish his own small empire (and of course to disturb the others), until the
more powerful Barbarians like the Goths or the Huns arrive and threaten to take
control of the map. Each turn the Roman Factions spend some of their Victory
Points on new Legions and/or Forts or Fortresses, the Barbarians do not use
their Victory Points for recruiting Units but rather mobilize up to a certain
number of Armies (how many units depends on the Barbarian People). Every game
will present you with new Situations since the Players will work on and change
their strategies and the 45 random cards will influence every game in a unique
way…
At the end of the seventh turn, the players total their victory
points and determine the winner. Will the Roman Empire rise to Glory or will
it be crushed by the Barbarians…
It's up to
YOU…
Components DIN A1 Mounted Map Rules Book 2
Charts 1 deck of 55 cards 2 Countersheets 5 Dice
Hinweis: Komplett auf englisch
Nachlieferung: Kann auf Nachfrage bestellt werden
Wichtige Hinweise:
- Achtung! Nicht für Kinder unter 36 Monaten geeignet.
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