Oppidum

Oppidum (the name of Celtic fortified towns) is a simulation game set in modern France, Belgium and England in the first century BC.
Celtic tribes fought to resist Caesar's ambitions.

You can play as Gallic, Breton, Germanic or Roman characters, Germanic or Roman characters and attempt to land in Brittany against escort a forage convoy through hostile territory, or attack the redoubtable hostile territories, or attack the formidable fortifications that Caesar built in front of Alesia.

16 scenarios of increasing complexity make learning the rules easy and gradual.

The rules are designed to simulate man-to-man combat, including different formations of Roman legionaries or shooting with bows, spears, javelins, slingshots and the deadly Roman scorpion.

Celtic and Roman fortifications with all their obstacles can be attacked with a variety of siege equipment.

Box contents:

•     6 laminated, combinable color cards;
•     3 full-color, double-sided A4 counter sheets;
•     16-page rulebook;
•     40-page history booklet with 16 scenarios;
•     5 game aids;
•     1 10-sided die.

Game scale :

•     1 pawn = 1 character
•     1 turn = 2 seconds
•     1 hexagon = +/- 2m