Burdigala is the Roman name for the city of Bordeaux. The game is about the growth of the city during the Roman times. The board shows a map of the city, with various building sites and streets. At the beginning of the game, a tile is placed on each building site. Each tile shows a building and the reward for completing that building. On the back, it shows...
It is the Sengoku period, an era of great unrest within the gravely compromised empire of feudal Japan. Your emperor is nothing but a figurehead while the shogun holds the true power. There are many men who desire to hold the title of shogun and then there is you... Bushido Breaker is a hidden movement card game of deduction & calculated risks, themed as...
Each game in the HISTORICAL SERIES contains a trio of strategic simulations utilizing the same system which feature: Plastic pieces and metal markers; Three separate laminated mapsheets; Only eight pages of standard rules; Hidden force attributes, and; A unique correlation of leadership, morale, troop quality, and strength ratings. Emphasis is on...
By Jove has a booklet and a board game based on the stories from Greek mythology. Fairly standard roll and move game. As much a family educational game as anything else. (Which was typical of the publisher's output). A nicely illustrated board, plastic gold coins, cheap perforated card stock. Game features wandering Greek heroes on quests, Jason's Voyage...
Byzantium is the name given to both the state and the culture of the Hellenic Empire in the middle ages. Both the state and the inhabitants always called themselves Hellenes/Roman, as did most of their neighbors. Western Europeans, who had their own Roman Empire. The eastern Europeans called them Orientals or Greeks (Hellenes). Byzantion was the ancient...
Byzantium is the name given to both the state and the culture of the Hellenic Empire in the middle ages. Both the state and the inhabitants always called themselves Hellenes/Roman, as did most of their neighbors. Western Europeans, who had their own Roman Empire called them Orientals or Greeks (Hellenes). Byzantion was the ancient name of the capital city...
Sword of Orthodoxy is a strategic solitaire game of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, simulating its saga from 421 AD until the end of the 15th century – an epic thousand year tale of heroism, betrayal, intrigue, and spectacular cultural achievements. This game is a high-level strategic view of history. Details are cleverly simplified to make it...
From the rules summary: Each turn represents one year in the life of a Roman estate. Until the War deck is exhausted, players are jockeying for position trying to get the most votes. Whoever has the most votes at the end becomes Caesar and wins. Each player is a senator starting with a modest estate, influence in the senate, and two legions to command....
"Caesar: Epic Battle of Alesia" is a Tactical level board-wargame that simulates an epic battle in 52 BC where Julius Caesar surrounded the battered forces of the Gauls led by Vercingetorix. Knowing the Gauls had a relief force coming (of over 250,000 men), Caesar built a defensive perimeter facing outward to match his perimeter facing inward to beseige...
In 58 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar was appointed by the Roman Senate as proconsul for Gaul, for which he was given four legions. The ambitious Caesar, a military ingenue, had little idea of how lucky he was going to be -- as he was in usually everything he did -- because, within a short space of a few years, after coming to the rescue of the Gauls against...