1992 · Wargame
SPQR
Wargame simulation of tactical combat during the Roman republic, covering five historical battles from 275–197 BC. Players command armies on two double-sided maps using unit counters and leader activation rules; leaders activate units within their command range to maneuver, rout, or destroy opposing forces. The game includes scenarios for Beneventum, Bagradas, Cannae, Zama, and Cynocephalae along with rules and counter sheets to recreate each engagement.
- Players
- 2
- Playing time
- 240 min
- Age
- 13+
- Complexity
- 3.7 / 5
About the game
Expansions
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Simple GBoH2000
Simple GBoH Battle Manual2006
Barbarian: Rome vs. The Gauls and Samnites, 315-200 BC – SPQR Battle Module2008
War Elephant: Battles of the Diadochi 217-190 B.C. – SPQR Battle Module1992
Africanus: SPQR Battle Module V1994
Pyrrhic Victory: King Pyrrhus in Italy 280-279 B.C. – SPQR Battle Module IV1993
Consul for Rome: SPQR Battle Module III1992
Jugurtha: Guerrilla Warfare in Numidia1998
SPQR: Player's Guide1998
The Battle of the Tagus River2006
Pyrrhus in Sicily: Epirus versus Carthage, 278-275 B.C.2002
The Battle of Telamon, 225 B.C.1995
The Hammer of God: Judea vs. the Seleucids, 167-160 B.C.1993
Equus: Cavalry Battles of the Second Punic War, 218-203 B.C.1999
The Battle of Castulo, 211 B.C.1995
Alexander the Great in Italy1995
Lake Trasimene2022
Marcus Claudius Marcellus: The Sword of Rome1997
Sophonisba and the Battle of the Great Plains: Africa – Territory of Carthage: SPQR Battle Module1994
The Battle of Dertosa 215 B.C.1994
Caralis: The Battle for Sardinia, 215 B.C1998
Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood1996
The Truceless War: Hamilcar Barca Puts Down a Mercenary Revolt1996
The Battle of Grumentum, the Italian Campaign, 207 BC2008
The Battle of Utica, 203 BC2009
Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC2008
Syphax – Lion of the Desert: The Battles of Tispara, 213, Siga & Tingis 212 BC2008
The Great Battles of Magna Graecia: Part 12012
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- In collections
- 2
- On wishlists
7.0/10
from 1 Ludoya review
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