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In a 1976 poll conducted by SPI to determine the most popular board wargames in North America, Legion placed a very respectable 44th out of 202 games. [1]: 157 } In the January 1976 edition of Airfix Magazine, Bruce Quarrie noted "the game well illustrates the splendid discipline of the Roman army at its highpoint." He concluded, "In general ...
The game begins in Ancient Rome in the year 275 BC, placing the player in the sandals of a centurion in the Roman army, at first leading a single legion.The player's ultimate goal is to become a Caesar through a mix of successful military conquests and internal politics of "Bread and Circuses".
Ludus latrunculorum, latrunculi, or simply latrones ("the game of brigands", or "the game of soldiers" from latrunculus, diminutive of latro, mercenary or highwayman) was a two-player strategy board game played throughout the Roman Empire. It is said to resemble chess or draughts, as it is generally accepted to be a game of military tactics ...
This is an index of real-time strategy video games, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, platform, setting and notability is provided when available. Information regarding date of release, developer, platform, setting and notability is provided when available.
The timeline of the game spans from AUC 450 (304 BC) to AUC 727 (27 BC) [1] and includes the period of the Wars of the Diadochi and the establishment of the Roman Empire. The map spans from the Iberian Peninsula to India. [2] [3] As with most previous games from Paradox, all of the nations in the game are playable. [4]
A strategy game spanning the Roman Republic, Empire, and its eventual decline. Centurion: Defender of Rome: 1990: 275 – 27 BC: A classic strategy game featuring military campaigns and political challenges of the Roman Republic. Rome: Total War: 2004: 270 BC – 14 AD: A strategy game focusing on the rise and expansion of the Roman Empire ...
Warrior of Rome, also known as Caesar no Yabou (シーザーの野望, "Ambition of Caesar"), is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Micronet for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The game is a fictional story about the adventures of Julius Caesar and the Roman army during his reign as general in the year 48 BCE.
SPQR is a board wargame designed by Richard Berg and Mark Herman, and released in 1992 by GMT Games, as part of the Great Battles of History (GBoH) series of games on ancient warfare. SPQR deals with battles fought by the Roman Republic , and is designed to showcase the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman manipular legion .