Jugurtha

Guerilla Warfare in Numidia

by Joseph Scoleri III



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Jugurtha, Guerilla Warfare in Numidia

Great Battles of History (GBoH) module for Caesar
GMT (1998, $20.00)
Designed by Mark Herman and Richard Berg

Players 1 to 4
Playing Time “an evening”
Period Ancients
Scale Tactical
Turn 20 minutes
Map 70 yards
Unit 100 men per size point

Components

1 ziplock or envelope
1 22”x33” mapsheet
140 die-cut counters
18 page rulebook

Counter Manifest

7 Roman leaders
8 Numidian leaders
25 Roman auxiliaries (tan)
65 Numidian/Moor/Gaetulian units (blue)
5 Scorpiones
5 route
10 hit & run
15 numbered markers (5x1; 4x3; 3x5&7)

GMT says

Jugurtha allows players to simulate the two key battles of the Jugurthine War (112-105 BC), in which Rome expanded to take virtually all of North Africa, destroying, in the process, the once-proud kingdom of Numidia ... Jugurtha also gives gamers something they rarely see in ancient world battles: guerilla war fare. Here’s a rare chance to test your on-field maneuver capabilities. In addition, the Numidian forces are ... almost entirely light in nature, they rely on speed and mobility more than anything else.”

Comments

This module for GMT’s Caesar features two battles. The first is that of the Muthul River (109 BC). This was one of the last battles in which the Romans used the manipular legion, therefore the designers recommend using units from SPQR for historicity (though the battle can also be played solely with Marian cohort counters from Caesar). The second battle portrayed is Cirta (106 BC) Both battles pit the Romans against forces led by the Numidian King Jugurtha.

Collector’s Notes

This game is still in stock and being sold for $20 at www.gmtgames.com. The only price listed in Boone is for a single copy offered for sale at $14.

Other modules for Caesar/ SPQR: Caesar

Dictator and Veni Vidi Vici. SPQR - Africanus, Consul for Rome; Pyrrhic Victory; and War Elephant.

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