Birth of Rome

[Raptor1]

I've played the original AJE, but I haven't gotten around to Birth of Rome, Hannibal or the other expansions yet. As far as Classical-era operational wargames go, it's probably the best one I've seen. I hope they get around to releasing more of these with a focus on the late Empire at some point.

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Haven't heard of this one, might have to give it a look.

There's another game set in the same timeframe - Hegemony III: Rise of the Ancients.

I'm not familiar with this series, or most of them for that matter. I watched Angry Joe's review of Rome Total War II (?), but I got the impression it was more along the lines of a colorful Risk game, than a strategy simulation.

Originally Posted by Raptor1

I've played the original AJE, but I haven't gotten around to Birth of Rome, Hannibal or the other expansions yet. As far as Classical-era operational wargames go, it's probably the best one I've seen. I hope they get around to releasing more of these with a focus on the late Empire at some point.

I suspect they are looking at that, if not already at work on it. It must be a successful series to have the number of games/expansions they've had. I really like the early Roman scenarios, and, of course, the Punic Wars, but haven't played those yet.

My choice for a future expansion would be a Classical Greece, Peloponnesian War version. I think this would be a natural.