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The Great Battles of Julius Caesar: The Civil Wars 48-45 B.C. – Dictator
Requires:CAESAR: The Great Battles of Julius Caesar – The Civil Wars 48-45 B.C.
Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman
Published by GMT Games
Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Community Snapshot
Medium complexity
~360 min
7.6 on BGG (77)
Since 1995, The Great Battles of Julius Caesar: The Civil Wars 48-45 B.C. – Dictator has captivated fans of grid movement and hexagon grid with its medium complexity design.
How It Plays
Grid Movement
Pieces move on a grid of squares — straightforward movement that still leaves room for deep tactical thinking.
Hexagon Grid
The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.
Movement Points
You get a set number of movement points to spend on moving your pieces — plan your path carefully.
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
You play through linked missions or scenarios that build on each other — it's like an epic adventure in chapters.
About This Game
Dictator introduces two key battles from the fading years of the Roman Republic, when Rome was faced with three major outside threats -- the Numidians under King Jugurtha; the Germanic invasion of the Cimbri, Teutons, and Ambrones; and the threat from the east of King Mithridates of Pontus -- and wracked with civil wars and the conflict for power between the two leading men at the turn of the century -- Gaius Marius and L. Cornelius Sulla -- all leading to the brutal dictatorship of Sulla. The outside threats led quickly to the establishment of the army as a political power base; the day of the military dictator was at hand, and the Republic was entering its death throes. (from the publisher)
Source: BoardGameGeek