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The Siege Of Alesia: Gaul, 52 B.c. box art
2005 Ranked #7,411

The Siege Of Alesia: Gaul, 52 B.c.

A historical siege wargame has Romans contain a Gallic force while confronting a relieving army outside their works. Alternating activations and commander interruptions create a fluid struggle without fixed turns.

Wargames Ancient Wargame Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.19/5

Rating

7.06

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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 does it play?

10 Roman legions besiege a Gallic force in Alesia, and they are in turn besieged in their siege works by a relieving Gallic force. This hex and counter game is Volume XI in the Series: Great Battles of History (GMT Games) series by GMT.

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10 Roman legions besiege a Gallic force in Alesia, and they are in turn besieged in their siege works by a relieving Gallic force. This hex and counter game is Volume XI in the Series: Great Battles of History (GMT Games) series by GMT. The game uses similar mechanics to other games in the series; however, It is centered around a siege instead of a more traditional set piece battle common to the other games in the series. Therefore it has the most changes to the GBoH rules than the other games. There are no specific turns, and play simply passes back and forth between the two sides, possibly interrupted by the abilities of the opposing commanders. The game includes three different scenarios.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
300 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.2/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Richard H. Berg Mark Herman

Artists

3
Mike Lemick Rodger B. MacGowan Mark Simonitch

Publishers

1
GMT Games

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