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Rome At War I: Hannibal at Bay

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2000 · 2-2 players · 120min · weight 2.11 · 126 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
2637
Name
Rome At War I: Hannibal at Bay
Year
2000
Rank
24637
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
120
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
120
Avg weight
2.1053
Num weights
19
Bayes avg
5.50359
Average
5.69405
Users rated
126
Num owned
409
Wanting
12
Wishing
18
Num comments
75
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:44:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Area MovementDice RollingSimulationVariable Set-up
Categories (2)
AncientWargame
Description (579 chars)

First game in the Series: Rome at War (Avalanche Press) series. Tactical wargame of moderate complexity that focuses on Hannibal (Carthage) versus Rome. Units are rated for combat strength and morale. Rules cover cavalry, elephants, facing, assaults, missile fire, legion/phalanx movement, and recovery. Activation system for leaders. Generally need a 6 roll to score hits. Small map (which is mounted) is not hex based, but divided into numbered areas. Five scenarios (historical commentary included) are provided; all can be completed in an hour or less. Excellent graphics.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.