Rome at War series
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The Rome at War series is Avalanche Press
' Board wargame
series covering ancient land combat. The series started in 2000 with the release of Hannibal at Bay.
between Rome
and Carthage
. The original version of the game used hard mounted game boards, which increased the selling price of the game. An updated version of Hannibal at Bay was announced on May 13, 2008 and is scheduled to be released in June 2008. This game will use cardstock game boards (like those in the Panzer Grenadier series
) to reduce the price of the game. This version game is designed to be an entry point for the series, just like Airborne is for Panzer Grenadier
.
, with battles against the Sassanid Persians and other enemies.
.
and the northern barbarians, as well as conflicts involving the Sassanid Empire
, Palmyra
, and Armenia
.
, and an updated version of Hannibal at Bay.
Avalanche Press
Avalanche Press is an American company that publishes board wargames and has published some role-playing game supplements. An extremely prolific company, they have produced many respected contributions to the wargame community, most notably The Great War at Sea and Panzer Grenadier series, as well...
' Board wargame
Board wargame
A board wargame is a wargame with a set playing surface or board, as opposed to being played on a computer, or in a more free-form playing area as in miniatures games. The hobby around this type of game got its start in 1954 with the publication of Tactics, and saw its greatest popularity in the...
series covering ancient land combat. The series started in 2000 with the release of Hannibal at Bay.
Hannibal at Bay
Hannibal at Bay is the first game in the series and was released in 2000. The game covers the Punic WarsPunic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 B.C.E. to 146 B.C.E. At the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place...
between Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
and Carthage
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
. The original version of the game used hard mounted game boards, which increased the selling price of the game. An updated version of Hannibal at Bay was announced on May 13, 2008 and is scheduled to be released in June 2008. This game will use cardstock game boards (like those in the Panzer Grenadier series
Panzer Grenadier series
The Panzer Grenadier series of Board wargames is Avalanche Press's series of World War II tactical land combat. The first game in the series was released in 2000. -Series Summary:...
) to reduce the price of the game. This version game is designed to be an entry point for the series, just like Airborne is for Panzer Grenadier
Panzer Grenadier series
The Panzer Grenadier series of Board wargames is Avalanche Press's series of World War II tactical land combat. The first game in the series was released in 2000. -Series Summary:...
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Fading Legions
Fading Legions was released in 2002 and moved the series to the end of the Roman EmpireRoman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, with battles against the Sassanid Persians and other enemies.
Queen of the Celts
The series did not receive any updates until 2007, with Queen of the Celts. This game covers both the Roman invasion of Britain and the resistance led by Caratacus, and the revolt of Boudicca against Roman misrule.. The game is named after BoudicaBoudica
Boudica , also known as Boadicea and known in Welsh as "Buddug" was queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire....
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King of Kings
King of Kings is the first book supplement to Rome at War and was announced on September 15, 2008. It covers the conflicts between the Roman EmpireRoman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
and the northern barbarians, as well as conflicts involving the Sassanid Empire
Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...
, Palmyra
Palmyra
Palmyra was an ancient city in Syria. In the age of antiquity, it was an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert...
, and Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
Future Games
Future games in the Rome at War include one on Julius CaesarJulius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
, and an updated version of Hannibal at Bay.