The Jewish War: The Zealot Rebellion Against Rome
BGG rank
BGG #24,458
BGG rating
5.9

The Jewish War: The Zealot Rebellion Against Rome

2000

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  • 2 players
  • 45 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 1.8/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for The Jewish War: The Zealot Rebellion Against Rome

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The Jewish War: The Zealot Rebellion Against Rome is a board game released in 2000 for 2 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Dennis Bishop, Richard Canavan, and Andrew Preziosi and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Simulation.

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About the game

The Jewish war - The zealot rebellion against Rome (66 to 73 AD) The Jewish war (or Great revolt) in the roman province of Judea, was the consequence of Roman oppression leaded by Gessius Florus (governor of Judea) against the Jews of Galilea & Judea. Convinced that Romans would destroy his kingdom, the king of Gamala sent a contingent of cavalry in Judea which made the signal waited by the Zealots to trigger their rebellion. The Zealots (who were in favour of Judea's independence) raise up against garrisons of Arabians auxiliaries based in Judea & Galilea in 66 AD. In spite of their victory against the Feoderoti, the Zealots were finally defeated by the intervention of 4 Roman legions.

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The Jewish War: The Zealot Rebellion Against Rome 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.