Legion: Tactical Warfare in the Roman Age, 100BC-700AD
BGG rank
BGG #15,992
BGG rating
6.6

Legion: Tactical Warfare in the Roman Age, 100BC-700AD

1975

Rules assistance for Legion: Tactical Warfare in the Roman Age, 100BC-700AD

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 180 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.4/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Legion: Tactical Warfare in the Roman Age, 100BC-700AD

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Legion: Tactical Warfare in the Roman Age, 100BC-700AD is a board game released in 1975 for 2 players, 180 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by John Young and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.

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About the game

Legion, Tactical Warfare in the Roman Age, 100BC-700AD. An Historical Simulation Game, the time is: December 50 B.C. Tactical combat system pits Roman Legions against Barbaric Hordes, Carthage, and Legion vs. Legion. One of five games in a series by SPI called PRESTAGS (the others were CHARIOT, SPARTAN, VIKING and YEOMAN). Tactical level game. Each game shares a set of the same common rules. Each game also has a set of exclusive rules that highlight features of warfare during the period that game covers. Standard Game Rules for Chariot, Spartan, Legion, Viking and Yeoman. Exclusive Rules & Scenarios Booklet for Legion. Game Map & Die. 400 counters Scenarios Included: Numidia (106 BC) Vercellae (101 BC) Apulia (71 BC) Cabira (72 BC) The Sambre (57 BC) Carrhae (53 BC) Pharsalus (48 BC) Second Phillipi (42 BC) Teutoburger Wald (9 AD) Minden (16 AD) Boudiccan Revolt (61 AD) Euphrates (261 AD) Placentia (271 AD) Ctesiphone (363 AD) Adrianople (378 AD) Chalons (451 AD) Daras (530 AD) Busta Gallorum (552 AD) Casilinum (554 AD) Hypothetical Scenario

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  • SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

Questions and answers

Legion: Tactical Warfare in the Roman Age, 100BC-700AD 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.