Britannia (1986)

players 3–5 players (best at 4)

playing time 180–300 min

ages 12+

weight 3.16 / 5

BGG rank 1210

BGG rating 7.18

designers Lewis Pulsipher

artists Alex Anders Mark Bromley Guy Gentry Norbert Gräf Tomasz Jedruszek Patrick McEvoy Kurt Miller George I. Parrish, Jr.

publishers The Avalon Hill Game Co Fantasy Flight Games Gibsons Delta Vision Publishing Devir Edge Entertainment

categories Ancient Civilization Medieval Wargame

mechanics Area Movement Dice Rolling Simulation Stat Check Resolution Voting

my copy Avalon Hill second edition · 1987

publishers The Avalon Hill Game Co

languages English

"Britannia" is a historical Strategic board-wargame that broadly depicts the millennia-long struggle for control of England, Scotland, and Wales. The game begins with the Roman invasion of 43 A.D., continues through the many struggles between Angles, Saxons, Picts, Norsemen, Scots, Irish, and other tribes, and ends with the Norman invasion of 1066. Britannia allows players to re-create this epic history, re-enacting important battles in some cases, altering the course of history in others. The game rules discourage players from making historically unrealistic moves, but also give players the freedom to alter Great Britain’s history in important ways, creating countless interesting “what if?” scenarios. What if Boudicca’s Revolt against the Romans had been more successful? What if the Romans and the Romano-British had repelled the Saxon invasions of the 5th and 6th centuries? What if William the Conqueror had died during the Norman invasion of 1066? In Britannia, the players will determine the destiny of a kingdom.