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Barbarian, Kingdom & Empire

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1983 · 1-6 players · 180min · weight 2.76 · 126 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
2641
Name
Barbarian, Kingdom & Empire
Year
1983
Rank
10726
Min players
1
Max players
6
Playing time
180
Min playtime
180
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
2.7647
Num weights
17
Bayes avg
5.57703
Average
7.06587
Users rated
126
Num owned
258
Wanting
49
Wishing
139
Num comments
74
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Area MovementDice RollingRatio / Combat Results TableSimulation
Categories (5)
AncientCivilizationEconomicMedievalWargame
Description (705 chars)

Players represent barbarian hordes who sweep down from the steppes to overwhelm the remnants of the Roman Empire and then build strong expansionistic kingdoms among the ruins. These kingdoms grow into empires which become rich, corrupt, and the target of new waves of barbarian invaders. Being defeated is not the end of the game, as players may return to the fringes of civilization to amass a new horde of Huns or Germans. The unique play mechanism allows players to enter or exit at any time without disrupting the play or the victory conditions. Players may create their own history or play one of the many included historical scenarios set in the ancient and early medieval Mediterranean world.

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.