Enjoying BOR

[vaalen]

I am part of the way through the third Samnite War scenario, and having a great time. Tough choices, but very enjoyable, and a great deal of worry of what will happen when and if the Etruscans and Gauls enter the war. But like the Romans, I must just deal with it. It is quite an experience to play Rome when it is small, only controls part of Italy, and has very limited resources. Yet the legions of the Republic are still quite formidable, even when you have only four of them. I am trying to finish the Samnites before the others join the party, had some success, but it is taking all my resources to deal with them. And the Gauls and Etruscans are waiting on the border...

I highly recommend this game, and I have not even tried the First Punic War or Pyrrhus scenarios yet.

Very enjoyable game, and worth every penny, and more.

[dpt24]

Playing as Pyrrhrus and having looked at all scenario's BoR looks like a great addition for AGEOD and AJE. Also bought the Cantibritian Wars DLC and that's fun too. Can't wait until the next dlc is done, but the ten years of Cantibritian and twenty years of Punic Wars should keep players pretty busy until then.

[Kosigan]

I agree, the Camillan legions are still formidable, but since there are so few of them, you really have to think about how to devote your Consuls' forces more. Also, the forced rotation of the Consuls throws another variable into the mix...

I'm also enjoying the quick load times that the small theatres provide.

[vaalen]

This is the first game that will give you the classic leadership problem of the Roman Republic - You often will lose your good leaders when their term as consul expires, and be cursed with a fool in return. I am now playing and thoroughly enjoying the first Punic War scenario. It looked like I was on my way to conquering Sicily slowly, but steadily. Then my good consul was replaced with an idiot, and the Carthaginians attacked with a huge army under a good leader. Though I had sent a reinforcing consular army, the Carthas shattered my two armies piecemeal, using their large cavalry force to slaughter my men in the pursuit, and forcing the survivors to run to Messana. Now the Carthas are methodically reconquering Sicily. Not so easy after all, but a huge amount of fun. I had trouble sleeping last night, trying to come up with a plan to turn things around.

[PJJ]

Yep, the game is enjoyable.

It's true that Rome has some really bad consuls, but Carthage also has its own pool of idiots. Not every Punic general is a Hamilcar or a Hannibal! But that's what makes life interesting when playing these scenarios.

[vaalen]

Yep, the game is enjoyable.

It's true that Rome has some really bad consuls, but Carthage also has its own pool of idiots. Not every Punic general is a Hamilcar or a Hannibal! But that's what makes life interesting when playing these scenarios.

Yes, the Carthaginians certainly had their own pool of idiots, which is reflected in the game. Sometimes they would crucify them after they lost a battle.

[vaalen]

The Naval battles in the First Punic War scenario, and the strategy of the naval war, are the best depiction of naval warfare I ever seen in an Ageod game. It was truly exciting to get a chance to adopt the corvus, do so, destroy the main Carthaginian fleet in the first battle using the corvus, and have a large part of my fleet sunk in a storm on the following turn, in part because of the corvus making the ships unseaworthy. The historical flavor and detail in this scenario make it alone worth the price of the game.