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The Battle of the Tagus River

The Battle of the Tagus River

GMT Games · 2006Expansion
2240 min0+ yrs3.4/5 complexity7.1 BGG155KidsCouplesStrategy
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The Battle of the Tagus River (220 BC) is GMT's Battle Scenario for SPQR, published in RBM's C3i Magazine Nr. 18. It depicts Hannibal's first battle in Spain 220 BC.

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The Battle of the Tagus River box art
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The Battle of the Tagus River (220 BC) is GMT's Battle Scenario for SPQR, published in RBM's C3i Magazine Nr. 18.

It depicts Hannibal's first battle in Spain 220 BC. After laying siege on the Vaccei's cities of Hermandica and Arbocala, Hannibal sacked the towns within a short time. On his way back to New Carthago he travelled full of booty offering the Spanish tribes the chance to strike back against Hannibal's Carthaginian force.

After Hannibal realized that the Spanish tribes comprise a 100,000 men force following him, he slipped out of the situation by using a maneuver he copied used by his father Hamilcar during a battle in Tunis 241 BC. He raced his army south, simulating a rout, crossing the Tagus River and suddenly turning back towards the Spanish force, just wading through the river. The rest turned to be a smashing victory...

Expansion module for the Great Battles of History (GBoH) series game SPQR.

game anatomy
Complexity3.4 / 5
BGG rating7.1 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
240 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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The Battle of the Tagus River is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Battle of the Tagus River take?
A game of The Battle of the Tagus River takes about 240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Battle of the Tagus River for?
The Battle of the Tagus River is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is The Battle of the Tagus River?
The Battle of the Tagus River has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.4 out of 5.
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