¡Nosotros pasaremos!
Or whatever the Romans yelled back then. Hispania (1-3 players) is the follow-up to Tetrarchia, but this time it’s a cooperative game of conquest instead of defense. It takes place over 200 years, the time it took the Romans to incorporate Spain into their Empire.
When playing solo you control three generals (two praetors and a consul) that move around the map, lay siege to revolting cities, send in their armies to fight and build garrisons. After the actions of each general, the Hispanic opposition revolts and move their armies. You have to occupy the six main cities with garrisons before either time runs out or there are no more revolt disks to place on the board.
The game features several difficulty modes, modules and historical scenarios to spice things up.
Personal opinion: I like the historical setting and the simple rules. I am also fond of playing coops three-handed, it’s how I play Pandemic for example. So this one seems tailor made for me. Yes, I’m a backer. – And off to read Asterix in Spain now, to prepare.
Hispania has launched on Gamefound and the campaign will run for 29 more days. Tetrarchia is available as an add-on well, as are a playmat for that game and an organizer, coins and a dice tray. Shipping prices include VAT/taxes for EU, USA, Canada and Australia.
Have you ever played Tetrarchia? I own it - neat small package, cheap game with a very decent production level. I once brought it with me during a professional stay abroad, but couldn't find the time to play it. I did read the rules though and it seemed... something I would be very bad at. Because it apparently requires strategy. Hum.