Even proud, mighty empires must start somewhere. You shall soon be given a chance to experience the troubled beginnings of one such major world power in Alea Jacta Est - Birth of Rome, a turn-based grand strategy game.
Technically, this is the first of a number of planned expansion and scenario packs for Alea Jacta Est - Roman Civil Wars, but the subject matter, scale and depth of simulation on offer here sure make it worthy of attention on its own.
Something the creators are not exactly shy about:
Birth of Rome covers the important and epic wars that led the Roman republic to unify Italy, then defeat Carthage in Sicily. Relive the first conquests of the Roman consuls as they face powerful and determined opponents such as Pyrrhus of Epirus or Hanibal Barca of Carthage. Don't let history write your destiny, it is completely up to you on how to handle the situation, or try your hand at rewriting history as Rome’s enemies.
Birth of Rome offers a level of historical accuracy and detail never reached before in a video game. Birth of Rome is a true simulation where players are challenged to create armies and fleets, organize and maneuver them, sustain and reinforce them. All the time taking into account military, economic, political and diplomatic parameters.
Features:
• Ancient Command System (based on the Alea Jacta Est system), allowing for a good representation of historical army command in the Roman era.
• Quick and simple system of Construction of Units, allowing players to choose and purchase their forces as they wish (or can).
• Decisions features, playable on the map, like wild cards assets
• Diversified set of historical events, allowing multiple choices events and options, hereby enhancing flexibility and re-playability.
• Different updates and other rules, in particular combat system adapted to the Ancient warfare.
• Map: all of the Roman Empire and neighboring lands, with over 2800 different regions and seas, a lot of room for maneuvers.
• Over a thousand of leaders and units with specific pictures.
With a new, glorious era, about to start, only you can usher it in...
Summon your aides and consult the official field reports either at the Slitherine or Matrix Games camps. This stand-alone expansion has a launch date of January 29th.
