# SPQR

SPQR is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 240 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1992
- **Categories:** Wargame, Ancient
- **Mechanics:** Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Simulation, Grid Movement, Movement Points, Line of Sight
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Mark Herman, Richard H. Berg

**Artists:** Mark Simonitch, Rodger B. MacGowan

## Expansions

- [Simple GBoH](https://www.ludoya.com/games/simple-gboh)
- [Simple GBoH Battle Manual](https://www.ludoya.com/games/simple-gboh-battle-manual)
- [Barbarian: Rome vs. The Gauls and Samnites, 315-200 BC – SPQR Battle Module](https://www.ludoya.com/games/barbarian-rome-vs-the-gauls-and-samnites-315-200-bc-spqr-battle-module)
- [War Elephant: Battles of the Diadochi 217-190 B.C. – SPQR Battle Module](https://www.ludoya.com/games/war-elephant-battles-of-the-diadochi-217-190-bc-spqr-battle-module)
- [Africanus: SPQR Battle Module V](https://www.ludoya.com/games/africanus-spqr-battle-module-v)
- [Pyrrhic Victory: King Pyrrhus in Italy 280-279 B.C. – SPQR Battle Module IV](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pyrrhic-victory-king-pyrrhus-in-italy-280-279-bc-spqr-battle-module-iv)
- [Consul for Rome: SPQR Battle Module III](https://www.ludoya.com/games/consul-for-rome-spqr-battle-module-iii)
- [Jugurtha: Guerrilla Warfare in Numidia](https://www.ludoya.com/games/jugurtha-guerrilla-warfare-in-numidia)
- [SPQR: Player's Guide](https://www.ludoya.com/games/spqr-players-guide)
- [The Battle of the Tagus River](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-battle-of-the-tagus-river)
- [Pyrrhus in Sicily: Epirus versus Carthage, 278-275 B.C.](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pyrrhus-in-sicily-epirus-versus-carthage-278-275-bc)
- [The Battle of Telamon, 225 B.C.](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-battle-of-telamon-225-bc)
- [The Hammer of God: Judea vs. the Seleucids, 167-160 B.C.](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-hammer-of-god-judea-vs-the-seleucids-167-160-bc)
- [Equus: Cavalry Battles of the Second Punic War, 218-203 B.C.](https://www.ludoya.com/games/equus-cavalry-battles-of-the-second-punic-war-218-203-bc)
- [The Battle of Castulo, 211 B.C.](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-battle-of-castulo-211-bc)
- [Alexander the Great in Italy](https://www.ludoya.com/games/alexander-the-great-in-italy)
- [Lake Trasimene](https://www.ludoya.com/games/lake-trasimene)
- [Marcus Claudius Marcellus: The Sword of Rome](https://www.ludoya.com/games/marcus-claudius-marcellus-the-sword-of-rome)
- [Sophonisba and the Battle of the Great Plains: Africa – Territory of Carthage: SPQR Battle Module](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sophonisba-and-the-battle-of-the-great-plains-africa-territory-of-carthage-spqr)
- [The Battle of Dertosa 215 B.C.](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-battle-of-dertosa-215-bc)
- [Caralis: The Battle for Sardinia, 215 B.C](https://www.ludoya.com/games/caralis-the-battle-for-sardinia-215-bc)
- [The Truceless War: Hamilcar Barca Puts Down a Mercenary Revolt](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-truceless-war-hamilcar-barca-puts-down-a-mercenary-revolt)
- [Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mago-youngest-of-the-lions-brood)
- [The Battle of Grumentum, the Italian Campaign, 207 BC](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-battle-of-grumentum-the-italian-campaign-207-bc)
- [The Battle of Utica, 203 BC](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-battle-of-utica-203-bc)
- [Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cannae-lite-the-battles-of-herdonia-212-and-210-bc)
- [Syphax – Lion of the Desert: The Battles of Tispara, 213, Siga & Tingis 212 BC](https://www.ludoya.com/games/syphax-lion-of-the-desert-the-battles-of-tispara-213-siga-and-tingis-212-bc)
- [The Great Battles of Magna Graecia: Part 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-great-battles-of-magna-graecia-part-1)
- [Chariots of Fire: Chariots of the Gods](https://www.ludoya.com/games/chariots-of-fire-chariots-of-the-gods)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/spqr)
- [SPQR in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/spqr)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1444)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._