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Expansion for Impetus
Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game
2013
Rules assistance for Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 12+
Rules assistant for Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game
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Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game is an expansion for Impetus released in 2013 for 2–4 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jim Webster and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simulation, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
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About the game
Impetus Guide: The Parthians The purpose of this guide is two fold. On one hand, it is to give the interested wargamer a guide to the Parthian armies and those of their enemies and to put the armies in a historical context. For many people the Parthians are a vague presence on the eastern edge of the world. As this guide shows, they were really a bridge between civilisations, linking Rome with India, acting as a barrier to nomadic tribes moving westwards and even having some contact with China. The second purpose is to offer up some army lists (designed to fit with Impetus rules but easy to follow and equally easily converted for other wargames rules) to help those wargamers who use Impetus and who want to field the armies described in the guide. The idea is that the lists will enable you to produce an army which is reasonably authentic and as much as possible has some of the strengths and weaknesses of the original. The third purpose is to provide a simple campaign to help players use their armies within their historical context. —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game for ages 12 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.
Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simulation, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game are: Jim Webster. 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 Impetus Guide: The Parthians – Historical Background, Army Lists, Campaign game as an expansion for Impetus. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Impetus to use it. Check that your edition of Impetus is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.