'Battle for the Empire' is a competitive strategy game, set in the Roman Empire. A game for 3-5 players, players must amass legions, horde gold, and gain senate support to control the board. With 15 different Emperors to choose from, each player has unique abilities and traits to take advantage of during the game. Every player resolves a number of phases...
From the game box. "Close Quarters Combat Board Game" "Victor or vanquished. Which will you be?" "Since the dawn of civilization, mysterious forces have plucked the ancient armies from their savage battlefields, and placed them on the Battle Grid of eternity. Caught in a maelstrom of space and time, they fight countless battles with the enemies from many...
“The Roman Empire was feeling increasing pressure from the German tribes on its border. The German tribes were themselves suffering at the hands of the Huns. The Romans agreed to allow the Visigoths to move through Roman territory to escape the marauding Huns. Relations soon soured, however, and the Visigoths began raiding the villages in their path."...
"Battle of Cannae" is the 3rd postcard wargame published by Formosa Force Game in 2011. It simulates the "Battle of Cannae" in 216BC. Components: Two players lead 11 Roman units and 7 Carthage units respectively. The battlefield is a 6X9 grids map. There are three kinds of soldiers including cavalry, heavy infantry, and light infantry. Sequence of play:...
Wargame with some abstract elements. The games simulates a battle between armies consisting only of infantry and cavalry. The game mechanics simulate the tactical characteristics of the Punic Wars, but it's possible to extend them to any battle where the role of artillery is null or negligible (as for instances many medieval battles). It's possible to play...
Part of the Roman Empire and home to many of the infamous Gladiators of the age, Capua became hotly contested in 212 BCE. In this quick card driven game for 2 to 4 players, you take on the role of a General trying to grab control of the city. In order to win, you will need to build a strong army and best your opponents through six battles. The game is...
“Fought near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, this was the greatest victory of Philip II of Macedon. There, Philip (with 32,000 men) defeated the smaller combined forces of Athens and Thebes, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece. The battle itself pitted the classical phalanx of the Athenian and Theban confederates and the Macedonian phalanx of Philip.” A...
This battle occurred the day before the battle for Osaka Castle, where the Toyotomi clan fell in the 'Osaka Summer Battle (1615)'. It is a reenactment of the battle in which Goto Matabei and Sanada Nobushige (Yukimura) and others attempted to intercept and gain the upper hand against Tokugawa Shogunate forces invading the Kawachi Plain from the Yamato and...
“Philip II of Macedonia built a powerful army and used it to bring all of Greece under his rule. After his assassination in 336 BC Philip’s 20-year-old son Alexander inherited the throne. Alexander promptly crossed the Hellespont into Turkey intent on conquering the mighty Persian Empire." "The first major battle came at the Granicus River. Alexander led...
Issue game in Command Magazine Japan #146 The Battle of Guandu was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in 200 AD in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Cao Cao's decisive victory against Yuan Shao's numerically superior forces marked the turning point in their war. The victory was also the point at which Cao Cao became the dominant power in...
A board game of ancient-medieval battles between two armies consisting of famous historical units such as: Roman legionary, English longbowman, European knight, etc., each having different moving, attacking, defending abilities and special skills. You must position them strategically across the battlefield to best coordinate your attacks and to apply some...