Barbarian is a tactical simulation of combat between the armies of Rome and her early barbarian foes, the Samnites and Gauls, from 315-200 B.C. To play Barbarian, you will need the game SPQR for maps, basic rules, and some counters. Barbarian can also be played with the Simple Great Battles of History Rules. As Rome strove to conquer the Italian peninsula...
Eleven years have passed since the outbreak of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. Both sides have become exhausted after long years of battling and campaigning across the Mediterranean Theater. From Spain, Hasdrubal Barca marches toward Italy to join his brother Hannibal. Together they seek to bring this long, hard conflict to an end. Rome is...
The Battles of Herdonia, 212 & 210 BC, is GMT's Battle Scenario for SPQR, published in RBM's C3i Magazine Nr. 20. After Cannae, most Roman generals accepted the wisdom of Fabius the 'Delayor'; against Hannibal, discretion was definitely the better part of valor. Fortunately for the historical wargaming community, two generals were foolish enough to accept...
This is GMT's Battle Scenario for SPQR, published in RBM's C3i Magazine Nr. 20. Midway through the Second Punic War, the Scipio brothers commanding Rome's forces in Spain decided to open a new front against Carthage in her own backyard. They convinced King Syphax of the Masaesulian Numidians to rise in revolt. The rebellion featured three major battles: at...
With a lightning-fast and easy to play system, SPQR allows you to build a complete warband capable of scouting out enemy armies, clashing across borders, and conducting raids on farms and villages. Units in SPQR are divided into two broad categories; heroes and minions. Units of 5 or more Minions form the bulk of your warband, faceless henchmen who have...
This variant changes the way some light troops function in specific SPQR scenarios. Certain velites, slingers, LI, MI, and archers have their unit type and size, TQ, range, shock capabilities, and scenario availability modified. Includes 35 variant counters, a 12-page rulebook for GBoH and Simple GBoH, and a four-page Player Aid Card with updated stats for...
Following the initial release of SPQR in 2019, we have been inundated with player feedback concerning the game mechanics. It is always important that we take into account the wisdom of practising wargamers and humbly recognise some of the issues raised by players in the SPQR community. We have this taken some of those suggestions and reworked and...
In SPQR Battle of Alesia 52 BC, you recreate the historical final battle of Alesia in 52 BC, during Caesar’s Conquest of Gaul. In the heart of Gaul, 52 BC, a battle unfolded that would reshape history. Julius Caesar had been carving a bloody path through the Gaul lands. Vercingetorix, the famed Celtic warrior-king, confident, rallied the scattered tribes...