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Centurion: Tactical Warfare, 100b.c.-600a.d. box art
1971 Ranked #19,672

Centurion: Tactical Warfare, 100b.c.-600a.d.

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Ancient Wargame Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.63/5

Rating

6.11

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Released with Strategy & Tactics magazine #25 (January/February 1971) and later available from SPI as a separate game. Magazine References: Fire & Movement Fire & Movement # 146 Centurion: Tactical Warfare, 100B.C.-600A.D.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Released with Strategy & Tactics magazine #25 (January/February 1971) and later available from SPI as a separate game. Magazine References: Fire & Movement Fire & Movement # 146 Centurion: Tactical Warfare, 100B.C.-600A.D. – “Centurion Marches On” (Variant/Expansion) Joseph Miranda

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Ancient Wargame

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Admin: Better Description Needed! Ancient: Rome Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Players: Two-Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦ Series: Tactical Warfare (SPI)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Albert A. Nofi

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)