- BGG rating
- 7.7
Rules assistance for Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 13+
- Complexity 4.0/5
Rules assistant for Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC
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Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC is an expansion for SPQR released in 2008 for 2 players and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman, and Dan Fournie and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.
About the game
The Battles of Herdonia, 212 & 210 BC, is GMT's Battle Scenario for SPQR, published in RBM's C3i Magazine Nr. 20. After Cannae, most Roman generals accepted the wisdom of Fabius the 'Delayor'; against Hannibal, discretion was definitely the better part of valor. Fortunately for the historical wargaming community, two generals were foolish enough to accept Hannibal's challenge, both names Fulvius, and both on the field before Herdonia. As had occured at Cannae, both these armies were also envelopped and annihilated. Unlike Cannae, at the Herdonia battles Rome fielded only two, not eight, legions. So here is an opportunity to fight Cannae-Lite, two classic battles of envelopment, scaled down to one-quarter of Cannae's monumental size. Contents: Herdonia Setup Card. 21 new counters. Expansion module for the Great Battles of History (GBoH) series game SPQR. —description from the publisher
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Publishers
- GMT Games
- RBM Studio
Questions and answers
Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC has a complexity rating of 4.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC belongs to these categories: Wargame, Ancient, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC are: Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman, and Dan Fournie. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC as an expansion for SPQR. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need SPQR to use it. Check that your edition of SPQR is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.