- BGG rating
- 6.3
Rules assistance for Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood
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Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood is an expansion for SPQR released in 1996 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Dan Fournie and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
About the game
Two new battle modules and a variant for SPQR found in RBM/GMT's C3i Magazine Nr6. The leader counters for this expansion were shipped in C3i - #9. These modules focus on Hannibal's youngest brother Mago, and cover three battles. • Celt-Iberia, 207 B.C. • Po River, 203 B.C. • Mago Lives: a variant for SPQR Scenario (11.4) - Zama Celt-Iberia 207 B.C Mago returns to Spain with Balearic mercenaries and African troops brought over by Hanno. He recruits local Celt Iberians but is attacked by Scipios deputy Marcus Junius Silanus. Po River, 203 B.C. Mago invades Italy and lands unopposed at Genoa in Liguria. After receiving reinforcements he advances up the Po and is attacked by 2 Roman armies. Mago was fatally wounded in this battle. Mago Lives: a variant for SPQR Scenario (11.4) - Zama A variant for Zama assuming Mago survived his wound at the Po River.
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- GMT Games
- RBM Studio
Questions and answers
Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood 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 Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood 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.
Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood belongs to these categories: Wargame, Ancient, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. 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 Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood are: 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 Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood 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.