Spartacus Imperator

Break your chains and fight for your freedom! In Spartacus Imperator you step into the shoes of a rebel taking on mighty Rome. You play during the three great slave wars and defy the Roman consuls by freeing slaves, ravaging the countryside and plundering cities in the heart of Italy. You build an army from Gallic, Dacian, Germanic, Syrian and Thracian warriors. It is all about speed: grow your power before Rome sends its best legions after you. This is a game for two players in which one leads the revolt and the other defends Rome. Each season you may take a number of actions, from just one in winter to four in spring. You move your troops, recruit new fighters, plunder villages or play a real historical ruse. In battle you make tactical choices and roll dice, with the better general getting a re-roll. Sieges, fleeing pirate fleets and hidden slave units keep the tension high right to the end. A game takes about ninety minutes and is suitable from ten years and up. The victory conditions can change every year, so you have to rethink your plan again and again. Only your feel for war can save you and help you found a kingdom of freed slaves. Win or fall, that is what is at stake here.