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The next move belonged to the Arverns. But the Arverns gave in and handed him over to the Romans. This allowed the Arverns to be the first to go on the next map to play the event and get an additional ability at the very beginning of the game — the ability to recruit Nythiobrig riders into their ranks.

The event from the first map has already been played by the Aedui, so the Romans launched the first offensive in this game on the playing field. The Roman Republic has the strongest troops in Gaul. Which is not surprising. Here you have auxilia, and legions, and the ability to build field camps in any area, and the ability to use modern siege machines. And most importantly, the Romans have Caesar, who doubles the strength of his legionnaires in battle. Plus, Roman troops are the fastest in the game. The weaknesses of the Romans are their small numbers and high cost of action. On their first move, the Romans, expecting an uprising from day to day, decided to gain a foothold in the very heart of Gaul and from there to strike at all dissatisfied. Caesar with reinforcements left the Province and moved north to his legions, simultaneously conducting reconnaissance of neighboring regions. The Aedui could theoretically pursue and inflict damage on the passing Romans, but the Aedui, firmly embarking on the path of the traitors, provided Caesar with a safe passage. nine0005

The following card was played as an event by the Arverns. They acquired the ability to call on additional units to their ranks. On the one hand, this decision was correct, because the whole game is still ahead, but on the other hand, the scenario is too short, so the Arverns could only use their new ability once. The Arverni are the main driving force behind the Gauls uprising. Their young leader Vercingetorig, thanks to his oratorical skills, is able to quickly increase the number of allies. In addition, Vercingetorix enforces Roman discipline among his fellow tribesmen, which allows his troops to move faster than other Gauls. For the sake of victory, he can order the burning of his own settlements in order to undermine the supply of opponents and delay their advance. Vercingetorig was one of the first in history to use scorched earth tactics against the enemy. The weak point of the Arverns is low military training. Therefore, the Arverns decided not to rush the uprising, and they planned to devote the first game year to the accumulation of military power. nine0005

The card with the additional Arvern ability was not discarded after being played, but taken by the player until the end of the game.

Finally, it was the turn of the Belgians. The Belgae are the most warlike of the Gauls. There is a relationship with the Germans. Their leader Ambiorig (emphasis on the last syllable) is a brave commander. But, alas, after the defeat by Caesar, no one else saw the Belgian commander. Most likely, Ambiorig has been feasting with the forefathers for a long time. Therefore, the successor of Ambiorix now led the Belgae. The only advantage of this nameless leader is that he can also command the Germans, but only in one area with him. The weak side of the Belgians is their limited numbers, as well as the more expensive collection of allies outside the three regions of Belgica. At first, the Belgae decided to do the same thing as the Arverni — the accumulation of strength. The second goal of the Belgians was to gather more Germanic relatives and unleash their barbaric indomitable power on their enemies. nine0005

Caesar (a tall red top hat) arrived on the English Channel at the head of four legions. The Romans are dispersed over several areas. This is a very risky decision. On some units are pink tokens « Scouted » — these are Gauls and Germans discovered by Roman mounted intelligence.

The first significant event in the fight against the Romans was the devastation of three regions at once by the Arvern troops. First of all, the red rooster was let into the villages of the traitorous Aedui. Vercingetorix with his troops occupied two Aeduan regions, seized control in them and ruined. Also, their own area on the border with the Province was devastated. Devastated areas prevent the transfer of troops, the collection of reinforcements, double the cost of actions, complicate wintering. In the course of the devastation, every fourth Arvern squad and every third enemy dies. The areas remain ravaged until the coming winter, so the Arverns hoped the Aedui were neutralized for the next half of the game. nine0005

The three devastated areas are marked with black tokens « Devastated » (shown with green arrows). The devastated areas cut off the Roman source of supply — the region of Cisalpia (gray Cisalpina , bottom right), from the rest of Gaul. Next winter, due to a lack of provisions, there will be a mass death of legionnaires who did not have time to leave the northern regions in advance.

Meanwhile, the nameless leader of the Belgae, together with his troops, finally risked crossing the Rhine and returning to his native Belgica. He convinced German relatives to go to the neighboring region under the control of the Romans (and away from himself, after all, German relatives are unpredictable). The Romans, in turn, decided to replenish the supply of resources and clean up, that is, to force any Gallic tribe into peace for a long time. The choice fell on the Belgian tribe of atrebats. The legionnaires, led personally by Caesar, did not spare either children or the elderly. The wheat was seized, everything else was burned, the surviving Gauls were sent as slaves to Rome. This terrible news shocked the neighboring Gallic regions, and there the Belgae were able to hold a free gathering of like-minded people. The number of rebellious Belgae increased. nine0005

Above the circle denoting the Atrebates tribe ( Atrebates ), the Roman placed a red chip « Dispersed Tribe red» This means that the Romans carried out a cleansing of the indigenous population here. Now this tribe is considered destroyed for two game years, that is, in this short scenario — until its very end. The Roman acquired a certain amount of resources, and the Gauls lost the opportunity to call atrebates into their ranks. But two tribes of the Belgians joined the rebels and received yellow discs. On top of the Eburon tribe ( Eburones , top right), a similar chip is visible, but in pink — « Dispersed — Gathering «. It means that here the game was a year ago, that is, even before the start of the scenario, the native tribe of the rebel leader of the Belgians, Ambiorig, was cleared. But now the Gauls have already begun to return to this place, and with the onset of the next year, the Eburon tribe will be reborn.

After the tragic death of the unfortunate atrebats, an important event occurred that influenced the course of the future uprising. First, the Aedui, for money, lured two detachments of the Arverns from the group under the command of Vercingetorig personally to their side. On the next turn, the Aedui were given the opportunity to be the first to play the Druids card. They chose the Gallic Judges event and, according to the text, decided to appoint themselves and the northern Belgians as participants in it. The Belgae at the moment were not dangerous for the Aedui, but they could distract Caesar and his legions. The Arverns were denied participation, and it soon became clear why. nine0005

Card « Druids «. The Edui (blue) go first according to the order of play and choose an event common to all Gauls. They refuse the Arverns, the Belgas are allowed to participate.

The Edui decided to use the favor of the druids for yet another betrayal. They prepared an ambush and … killed the mastermind behind the great Gallic uprising Vercingetorix! The leader of the Arverns, after the plunder of the Aeduan lands, with part of his soldiers, remained in the same place. He believed that in the event of an attack by the Edui brothers, he would always be able to retreat to his controlled areas. But he miscalculated. Together with the leader, four detachments of Arverns perished. The uprising against the Romans hung by a thread before it had even begun. nine0005

Murder of Vercingetorix. The leader of the Arverns died in the forest, not far from the main Aeduan city of Bibracte (blue diamond signed Bibracte ). The white and black tokens indicate the area where the faction takes an action and uses a special skill, respectively. In this case: Combat and Ambush.

, Belgi decided to use the free action for the first attack on the Romans. The Belgians had only enough strength so far to destroy one auxilia. The Roman field camp in the same area was unharmed. At the same time, the nameless leader of the Belgians displaced another German detachment to the Romans. nine0005

Destruction of one auxilia and displacement of the Germans. The Belgae gradually began to prepare a shock German army.

Caesar’s response to the spilled Roman blood was the widespread construction of field camps and an attack on the area where the Belgae and their leader were concentrated.

The Aedui, meanwhile, penetrated the rear of the Arverni, bribed one and destroyed the second rebellious Arvernian tribe.

The Arverns, left without a leader, did not abandon the uprising and began to concentrate in one of the central regions. They saw that the Aedui were seeping in behind them, and they understood what this threatened. But the decisive battle for their freedom could not be postponed. The victory of the Arverns in the game depends on two conditions at once. First, they must achieve the accession to the uprising of a certain number of Gallic tribes. Secondly, the Arverni are obliged by any means to knock out more than half of the Roman legions from the playing field. The first condition was successfully met from the very first move. It remains to complete the second and most difficult — to defeat the required number of legions. nine0005

Caesar (reds) in pursuit of the leader of the Belgae rushed to the northeast, Arverni (green) gather in the center, three Aeduan (blue) units advance along the coast and knock out the Arverni allies. The Aeduan troops in the center gleam with designs with the silhouette of a wild boar. These are the uncovered detachments that participated in the attack on Vercingetorix. At the top of the game board is a resource/victory point track. By cylinders of different colors, you can determine that the green stock of wheat is already at zero, the red and yellow ones still have 2 and 4 resources. The richest are blue, they have 14 resources. At the bottom right, inside the inset for the display of the Roman Senate, two red cubes are visible. These are two legions, which, according to the scenario, are outside the playing field. Therefore, to win, the Arverns need to defeat at least five more legions. nine0036