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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.
Miniature wargames are a form of wargaming designed to incorporate miniatures or figurines into play, which was invented at the beginning of the 19th century in Prussia.The miniatures used represent troops or vehicles (such as tanks, chariots, aircraft, ships, etc.).
In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nick Palmer acknowledged that the first two scenarios of Caesar's Legions were easy enough to allow new players to learn the rules, but "Unfortunately the early scenarios are too simple for most tastes, and unbalanced in favour of the Romans. The later [scenarios], however, are ...
In the August–September 1980 edition of Different Worlds (Issue #9), Lynn Willis thought that Dunnigan's basic thesis was that wargaming is simple. However, noting the 272 pages "interspersed with 50–60 charts, maps, and rules excerpts", Willis commented, "I am not sure how well simplicity can be proved by a complex execution which ...
Pharsalus is a two-player board wargame where one player controls the legions of Caesar and the forces of his allies, and the other the Roman Republican legions of Pompey. With a 22" x 28" hex grid map, and 480 counters, the game's complexity has been characterized as "somewhat more unusual than others — a step above the straight SPI PRESTAGS ...
In the inaugural issue of the UK wargaming magazine Phoenix, John Norris said the common set of rules used by all the PRESTAGS games was an advantage, reasoning, "Once you have mastered one game you can probably play the rest of the series without difficulty." However, he also noted a disadvantage to having the same ruleset: "The large common ...
The brackets seen in the results running diagonally from the lower left hand corner of the chart to the upper right hand corner could indicate some additional outcome such as melee or continuing engagement that involves both sides.
Julius Caesar is a card driven block wargame based on the Roman Civil War. Players take control of the legions of Julius Caesar or Pompey and fight to determine the future of Rome. Marc Antony , Cleopatra , Octavian , and Brutus also play key roles in the game.