The ''Rome at War'' series is

Avalanche Press Avalanche Press is an American company that publishes board wargames and has published some role-playing game supplements. They have produced '' The Great War at Sea'' and '' ''Panzer Grenadier'' series'', as well as '' Red Parachutes'', one of ...

Board wargame A board wargame is a wargame with a set playing surface or board, as opposed to being played on a computer or in a more free-form playing area as in miniatures games. The modern, commercial wargaming hobby (as distinct from military exercises, o ...

series covering ancient land combat. The series started in 2000 with the release of ''Hannibal at Bay''.

Games

Hannibal at Bay

''Hannibal at Bay'' is the first game in the series and was released in 2000. The game covers the

Punic Wars The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146BC fought between Roman Republic, Rome and Ancient Carthage, Carthage. Three conflicts between these states took place on both land and sea across the western Mediterranean region and i ...

between

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

and

Carthage Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...

. The original version of the game used hard mounted game boards, which increased the selling price of the game. An updated version of ''Hannibal at Bay'' was announced on May 13, 2008 and was scheduled to be released in June 2008. This game will use cardstock game boards (like those in the ''Panzer Grenadier'' series) to reduce the price of the game. This version game is designed to be an entry point for the series, just like ''Airborne'' is for ''Panzer Grenadier''.

Fading Legions

''Fading Legions'' was released in 2002 and moved the series to the end of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

, with battles against the

Sassanid Persians The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

and other enemies.

''Queen of the Celts''

The series did not receive any updates until 2007, with ''Queen of the Celts''. This game covers both the Roman invasion of Britain and the resistance led by Caratacus, and the revolt of Boudicca against Roman misrule.Rome at War series - Queen of the Celts
/ref> The game is named after

Boudica Boudica or Boudicca (, known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as ()), was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She ...

King of Kings

''King of Kings'' is the first book supplement to ''Rome at War'' and was announced on September 15, 2008. It covers the conflicts between the

and the northern barbarians, as well as conflicts involving the

Sassanid Empire The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

Palmyra Palmyra (; Palmyrene: () ''Tadmor''; ar, تَدْمُر ''Tadmur'') is an ancient city in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second ...

, and

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

Future Games

Future games in the ''Rome at War'' include one on

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

, and an updated version of ''Hannibal at Bay''.

References

External links

Avalanche Press' ''Hannibal at Bay'' webpageAvalanche Press' ''Fading Legions'' webpageAvalanche Press' ''Queen of the Celts'' webpage
*{{Bgg, 2637, ''Hannibal at Bay'', 4967, ''Fading Legions'', 26539, ''Queen of the Celts'' Avalanche Press games Board games about history Board wargames set in Ancient history Cultural depictions of Boudica Cultural depictions of Hannibal Wargames introduced in the 2000s