2008Simon Hall, Richard Bodley Scott, Terry Shaw
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2 - 4 players180 minHeavy weight

2024Simon Hall
Mostly playthroughs and how-to-play. Total War: ROME – The Board Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 32 how-to-play guides, 48 recorded sessions, 9 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Based on the world-renowned video game, Total War: ROME - The Board Game allows up to four players to play as the leaders of Rome, Carthage, Greece, and Barbarian Tribes of Gallo-Germania. Each player will conquer new lands, develop their faction, claim territories, recruit epic armies, fight enemies in intense battles, build their cities, raise taxes, spy, riot, trade, and so much more! Set in the Ancient World, Total War: ROME: The Board Game sees players take control of the main combatants in Europe from 400BC to 50BC as they seek to build their own empire and take control of the region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. In under three hours, players will carefully balance their faction's military and economy as they compete to be the first to reach the top of the victory point ladder. Rome is the "governor" of the Ancient World, with an empire that lasted over 700 years from its development under the republic through the decline of the empire. Carthage, the jewel of North Africa in the 3rd century BC, faced the might of Rome under Hannibal until defeated during the Second Punic War of 218BC to 202BC. Greece is the intellectual centre of invention in the Ancient World, and became a great empire under Alexander the Great. The Barbarian Tribes comprised over fifty tribes ranging from the Lusitanians of Spain in the West, through the Averni of Gaul, to the Brigantes of Britannia, to the Belgae, to the Alamanii Germanic tribes, and on to the horse-based Sarmatians in the East.
Total War: ROME – The Board Game has 103 videos from 17 creators: 11 reviews, 32 how-to-play guides, 48 playthroughs, 9 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2022 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Part I playthrough (with explanations)" by EZBoardGames, which runs 51 min. For a quicker teach, "Be Cautious - Barbarians - Faction Starting Armies - Opening Strategy - Rome Total War: TBG" by BoardThru runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "TDG: Rome: Total War" by The Discriminating Gamer. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Post game run through of recent 3-player game - Glory to Rome!!" by David Hall (CCC Games Rule-Meister), one of 48 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Field of Glory: Ancient and Medieval Wargaming Rules, Storm of Arrows: Late Medieval Europe at War – Field of Glory Gaming Companion and Mortem et Gloriam: Wargames Rules 2000BC to 1500AD, also by Simon Hall, or Winds of Numa Sera, which shares several of its mechanics.
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2008Simon Hall, Richard Bodley Scott, Terry Shaw
2 - 4 players180 minHeavy weight
2008Xavier Codina, Nik Gaukroger, Simon Hall, James Hamilton, Paul Robinson, Richard Bodley Scott, Terry Shaw
2 - 4 players180 minVery heavy weight
2016Simon Hall
2 players120 - 180 minVery heavy weight
2025Jonny Handler, Morgan Rosenblum
3 - 4 players90 - 120 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Based on the world-renowned video game, Total War: ROME - The Board Game allows up to four players to play as the leaders of Rome, Carthage, Greece, and Barbarian Tribes of Gallo-Germania. Each player will conquer new lands, develop their faction, claim territories, recruit epic armies, fight enemies in intense battles, build their cities, raise taxes, spy, riot, trade, and so much more! Set in the Ancient World, Total War: ROME: The Board Game sees players take control of the main combatants in Europe from 400BC to 50BC as they seek to build their own empire and take control of the region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. In under three hours, players will carefully balance their faction's military and economy as they compete to be the first to reach the top of the victory point ladder. Rome is the "governor" of the Ancient World, with an empire that lasted over 700 years from its development under the republic through the decline of the empire. Carthage, the jewel of North Africa in the 3rd century BC, faced the might of Rome under Hannibal until defeated during the Second Punic War of 218BC to 202BC. Greece is the intellectual centre of invention in the Ancient World, and became a great empire under Alexander the Great. The Barbarian Tribes comprised over fifty tribes ranging from the Lusitanians of Spain in the West, through the Averni of Gaul, to the Brigantes of Britannia, to the Belgae, to the Alamanii Germanic tribes, and on to the horse-based Sarmatians in the East.
Designer
Simon Hall
Artist
Joeri Lefevre
Publisher
CCC Games
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