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Barbarians at the Gates: The Decline and Fall of the Western Roman Empire 337 - 476
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Barbarians at the Gates: The Decline and Fall of the Western Roman Empire 337 - 476

Designed by Kris Van Beurden

Published by Compass Games

Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach

Players

2

Play Time

120-300 min

Complexity

3.6 / 5

Rating

7.6

Year

2022

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Heavy complexity
120–300 min
7.6 on BGG (102)
Text-heavy

Language Editions

English

Categories

Ancient
Set in ancient civilizations — Rome, Greece, Egypt, or other pre-medieval eras.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

How It Plays

Campaign / Battle Card Driven

Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.

Point to Point Movement

You move between connected locations on the board — the map's layout decides your travel options.

About This Game

Barbarians at the Gates, The Decline and Fall of the Western Roman Empire 337 - 476, is a card-driven game for two players set during the final century of the Western Roman Empire. The Roman player commands the Roman legions loyal to the failing central authority and those Germanic peoples who have settled peacefully inside the Roman Empire, while the Barbarian player leads Usurper Emperors, and controls the migrations of the savage Germanic peoples, who are the Barbarians at the Gates. The game is played on a point-to-point map of the Western Roman Empire, divided into 11 diocese (administrative districts) such as Gallia Belgica, Caledonia or Italia Suburbicaria, each composed of spaces such as Roma, Massilia or Nova Carthago.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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