VAE VICTIS # 173: Romanitas 528-628

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Content:

NEWS: Mare Nostrum; Kings of Rome; ATO 56 - 59; Tanto Monta; Norman Conquest; Winter's Victory; North Africa 41; Prime Minister; Banish All Their Fears

BOARDGAMES: Pratzen; Arsuf; Sniper Elite; Undaunted Battle of Britain; Sekigahara; Mr President; El Gran Capitan; Red Strike; Orsogna ASL

HOBBY: Des etudiants s'invitent au combat, Saison 2 - nouvelle formule; Les jeux de roles (quasi)historiques; Comment ecrire une campagne

FIGURINES: The Silver Bayonet : Canada; Les forces de l'Otan 1 (Canada, Pays-Bas, Anzac); Paris Viking partie 3; Les Anglais en Afghanistan; Spectre

SCENARIOS: 7TV; The Silver Bayonet; 1814; Guerre civile anglaise; ASL; M44

ART OF WAR: Romanitas, 528-628, reconquest of the Eastern Roman Empire

WARGAME with die-cut counters: Romanitas 528-628. Strategic solitaire game simulating the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from 528 to 628 AD. A counter represents a character or a combat unit of approximately 4,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantrymen or two hundred ships, a game turn equals ten year. In the role of the emperor, the player must strive to preserve the symbols of Romanity (the capital Constantinople, the power of the emperor, the imperial provinces), confront barbarian and Persian threats on the borders, and avoid collapse in the face of economic hazards or proverbial religious quarrels. Finally, in the distance, the lands of the West call you to reconquest, each time engaging your action a little more in an obsessive struggle against destiny. English translation of rules included.

Difficulty: 4 /10
Solitaire: 10 / 10
Duration: 3 hours