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Roman Civil War box art
1993 Ranked #11,378

Roman Civil War

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Ancient Civil War Hexagon Grid Ancient: Rome

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

6.89

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

Roman Civil War is a two player wargame covering the battles between Pompey and Julius Caesar. The game is strategic in scale, with units representing legions, fleets and allied units on both sides.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Roman Civil War is a two player wargame covering the battles between Pompey and Julius Caesar. The game is strategic in scale, with units representing legions, fleets and allied units on both sides. The mapsheet, overlaid with a hexagonal grid, covers the important areas of the Roman empire, including Italy, Greece, Asia and Egypt. Off-board areas represent surrounding areas such as Spain, Gaul and Syria. Game components consist of a mapsheet, counters, rules and game charts.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

4
Ancient Civil War Nautical Wargame

Mechanism

1
Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Ancient: Rome Components: Map (Continental / National scale) History: Roman Civil Wars Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Ancient Wars (Strategy and Tactics)

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joseph Miranda

Artists

1
Mark Simonitch

Publishers

1
Decision Games (I)