From the oasis city of Palmyra, a first-century Roman province, Caesar wants to expand his sphere of influence. Under his orders, you are to send out your army to annex new lands and your censors to collect taxes. The player who fulfills these orders the best will become the new governor of the province of Palmyra. From time to time, when Caesar is...
"Just beyond the horizon Aapep lies coiled in wait, greedily charting Ra’s progress across the heavens. At dusk, as the setting sun brushes the western mountains, he prepares to strike..." In Aapep you play either the demon Aapep, trying to swallow the sun, or the god Ra, fighting to escape the dark seas of the underworld. Players take turns placing...
In AARU players take on the role of one of the great and powerful Egyptian deities trying to draw worthy souls to their particular celestial palace in the Field of Reeds. To gather souls the gods play a game called AARU. Souls are won by winning tricks. The souls of the Pharaohs are the most sought after by the gods. To win a Pharaohs soul you must deduce...
Abraham: Father of Nations is a 1-4 player cooperative card driven game wherein Team Abram must pass various Divine tests, dig wells, increase livestock, & increase wealth all within a time limit. As this is a card driven game players must move to certain locations and roll on the Faith Chart using multiple cards to maximize their chances. The player team...
Abusir is by Marion and Andreas Dettelbach. It’s set between 2496 and 2433 BC. South of Cairo, tens of thousands of workers erected the royal necropolis of the Fifth Dynasty on the shores of the Nile. The pyramid construction for the Pharaohs Sahure], Nefirirkare, and Niuserre begin. The building material is the white limestone from the quarries in what is...
Explore a fascinating world similar to that of ancient Greece, full of magic, technological development, and weird customs; in a kingdom mired in court intrigue, seductive women and sword fights; a world of a bloody revolution in which your ancestry no longer matters. It is all about survival and spilling blood in the struggle for the throne in the kingdom...
Acies is a non-collectible (all cards are free to download and then print as many copies as desired) card game of ancient combat. Units and tactical cards are drawn from your main deck into your hand, which can be replenished once using a reserves deck. Units are played from your hand into the field of battle, which is divided into the center and flanks...
"Card game for 2-6 players. Each player takes the role of a prominent citizen of a newly founded Greek Colony. Players make money (Drachmas) by trading goods at the market (Agora). They then use this money to construct the important buildings of their Fledgling City State." The game includes two card decks, the Agora Deck and the Build Deck. The 48 card...
Acropolis is a game for 2-4 players. Here each player has a short trip through the Athens and its monuments. Known and unknown paths and constructions wait for you to explore and collect them. The game is divided in 3 different Zones. In each Zone each player tries to collect as many Monument Cards, as he can and through them you earn money, Gold Coins....
“The Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage began in 218 BC. In the winter of that year Hannibal crossed the Alps and invaded Italy with a large army." "The first major engagement came near the Trebbia River where a Roman army confronted the invaders. The battle was a disaster for the Romans. Hannibal encircled them with the help of a surprise attack...
Published as an article in issue #307 of Slingshot magazine, this is a fast-play set of miniatures rules for Roman and Hellenistic naval warfare. Ships have numerical ratings for Crew (representing both numbers and skill), Hull (representing both size and quality), and Speed, plus yes/no options for whether they're capable of particularly tight turns...