OPPIDUM: Celtic Warriors Against Roman Legionaries

About this board game

OPPIDUM: Celtic Warriors Against Roman Legionaries is a tactical-level skirmish board wargame for 2–4 players, with games lasting approximately 180 minutes.

Set during the 50s BC, the game focuses on the period when Julius Caesar successively attacked the Celtic and Germanic peoples of Western Europe and future Great Britain. Its historical setting places players in conflicts between Roman legionaries and the warriors defending their lands.

OPPIDUM uses the concepts and scale of the Cry Havoc series, bringing its battles to a selection of scenario-driven situations. Rather than presenting one fixed engagement, the game offers different ways to recreate clashes from Caesar’s campaigns.

• Ambushes involving opposing forces
• Attempts by the defenders of Alesia to break the siege
• A Roman legionary landing on a Britannia beach defended by warriors on chariots

These scenarios provide varied tactical challenges, from sudden encounters to desperate efforts against a siege and a contested landing. The result is a focused historical wargame about Celtic and Germanic resistance, Roman military action, and the distinctive situations that shaped the conflicts of the period.

For players interested in tactical board wargames, ancient European warfare, and the Cry Havoc style of play, OPPIDUM offers a substantial two- to four-player experience. Released in 2025, it presents the struggle between Celtic warriors and Roman legionaries through a set of battlefield scenarios.