2006 · Vae Victis
Vae Victis #67. Optimus Princeps covers the Dacian Campaigns of Trajanus.
From a translation of the rules:
At the start of Trajan’s reign, in Europe there remained only three major barbarian peoples against the might of Rome. While the Germans lurked in their woodland labyrinths, and the Sarmatian horsemen fled along the infinite plains of the East, the Dacians, hunkered down in the Carpathian mountains, represented the only sedentary barbarian people in Europe who still resisted the Roman invader.
This enemy offered an ideal target because they could not flee unlike the other semi-nomadic peoples.
Player's description:
The game has a unit scale of 1 Strength Point = 1000 to 2000 men, or 500 to 1000 horsemen. Game Turns are seasonal, the game covering the campaigns between 101-118 AD. The map represents the area in point-to-point style, while the counters must be mounted & cut from card (mostly double sided). The original game is entirely in French, but a full English translation, with player aids, is available. The original French rules cover 10 magazine pages.
