Caesar’s Legions

About this board game

Caesar’s Legions is a medium-complexity operational-level wargame for two players, with games lasting about 90 minutes. Released in 1975, it simulates Roman campaigns in Germany across five different scenarios.

Players can explore conflicts ranging from Caesar’s own Germanic campaigns to the Batavian revolt of 70 AD. Each scenario presents a different historical setting for maneuvering Roman and German forces across a hex-based map.

Movement uses a hex grid, while combat is dice based and cross-referenced on a probability table. Tactical cards affect combat resolution, adding a distinct card-driven element to the game’s operational military system.

Roman forces are organized into cohorts, while German forces are divided into tribes. German units also benefit from hidden movement when they occupy forest terrain, creating uncertainty around their position and movement.

• Five scenarios covering Roman campaigns in Germany
• Hex-based movement and dice-based combat
• Combat modified by 16 tactical cards
• Roman units organized as cohorts
• German units organized as tribes
• Hidden movement for German units in forest terrain

The game includes a 22 by 28-inch map board, 448 counters, playing aids, two sets of tactical cards numbered 1 through 8, and a 16-page rulebook. Together, these components provide the framework for recreating several Roman-German conflicts at the operational level.

With its combination of scenario variety, tactical card effects, probability-table combat, and concealed movement in forests, Caesar’s Legions offers a focused wargaming experience centered on command decisions during Rome’s campaigns in Germany.