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Legion is a two-player tactical board wargame in which one player controls Roman legions, and the other player controls one of Rome's historic enemies during the period 100 BC to 700 AD, [1] including barbarian hordes, Carthaginians, and rebel legions.
Following the completion of the Roman portion of the game, the player is given control of the army of the Celts to command in a number of other battles. [13] Before each battle commences, the player is given the option to arrange twenty units within a set zone. These units range from skirmishers and archers to heavy cavalry and War Elephants ...
A category for video games simulating military combat, whether units which are land, naval or air. This category is for any games not covered by the following categories: Category:Flight simulation video games; Category:Ship simulation games; Category:Tank simulation video games; Also see Category:Space combat simulators.
An educational game based on the Horrible Histories series, depicting Roman life and military campaigns. Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance: 2003: 117 AD: An action game where players seek revenge for a fallen gladiator in the Roman Empire. Colosseum: Road to Freedom: 2005: 177 – 192 AD: A gladiator simulation game set during Emperor Commodus' reign.
The central feature of the Roman army of the mid-Republic, or the Polybian army, was the manipular organization of its battle-line. Instead of a single, large mass (the phalanx ) as in the Early Roman army , the Romans now drew up in three lines consisting of small units (maniples) of 120 men, arrayed in chessboard fashion, giving much greater ...
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 ".
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon in Russia 1812 (1972) Battle of Britain Revision Kit, (Test Series, 1970) The Battle of Moscow (S&T #24, 1970) The Battle of Nations (Napoleon at War quadrigame, 1975) Battle of the Wilderness: Gaining the Initiative, May 5-6, 1864 (Blue & Gray II quadrigame, 1975) The Battles of Bull Run (1973) BattleFleet Mars ...
The basic concept of the game is the double siege, with Roman lines facing both inwards around Alesia, and outwards against Gallic relieving forces.The exact lines of the fortifications are preprinted on the game board; the Roman player starts by placing all the Roman counters, which may go anywhere outside Alesia, although there are advantages to placing them along the fortification lines.