Battle Tactics, The Card Game

In Battle Tactics: Rome vs Gauls, you command Roman cohorts or rally Gallic tribes in a two-player historical strategy card game set during the Gallic Wars. Will you break the line with disciplined cohort maneuvers, or outfox your foe with ambushes and cavalry raids? Build powerful unit combinations, link tactics via the flag system, and time your battle initiation to seize terrain cards and score Victory Points. Anticipate your opponent, manage your reserve, and watch your choices unfold in tense, turn-by-turn clashes across the Left, Center, and Right flanks. Outwit, outplay, and claim victory—are you ready to master Battle Tactics: Rome vs Gauls?

9+

2

Players

Age

15

Minutes

Game basics

In Battle Tactics: Rome vs Gauls, two players face off in a two-player historical strategy card game set in the Gallic Wars. Deploy units and tactics across three terrains, time your battle initiation, and claim terrain to score Victory Points.

Battlefield & terrain

Shuffle 9 terrain cards; for each battle reveal 3 in a row (Left, Center, Right). Terrain may grant modifiers and is worth 1 VP when claimed.

Deployment & combinations

Players alternate turns. On your turn you may:

• Deploy 1 unit, or a legal combination (2–3 cards using the flag icons), or

• Place 1 card to Reserve (max 3; 1 may be face-down).
  Flags: the top flag shows unit type (light/heavy infantry, ranged, light/heavy cavalry). Middle flags show which unit types it can combine with. Tactic cards indicate which unit they attach to and may link otherwise incompatible units.

Two faction decks

Each player uses a 34-card faction deck (Rome or Gauls).
Draw 5 cards to start. After each battle, draw back up to 5.

Winning

Play up to 3 battle rounds (uses all 9 terrain). Count claimed terrains = Victory Points. Most VP wins.
Tie: play one extra battle using unclaimed/discarded terrain; add new VP to totals to determine the winner.