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468 2/17/2025 7:04:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #54: 2 / Treachery Within City
(Both) If you use this card as an OC to conduct a siege, you may roll twice on the Siege Table and use both results.

Message from Rome:
R3.

Place PCs in:

Vescera
Thamugadi
467 2/17/2025 6:29:00 PM 206-204 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #31: 1 / Spanish Allies Desert
(Both) Your opponent does not receive any Battle Card bonuses for Spanish Allies for that Combat.

Message from Carthage:
Place Enna
466 2/14/2025 12:33:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #2: 3 / Sicilia Revolts
(Both) If your opponent has control of Sicily, remove all his non-walled PCs in that province which are not stacked with his CUs.

Message from Rome:
R2.

Flip PCs in:

Sassari
Oristano
Carales
465 2/14/2025 12:32:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Event #41: 1 / Bad Weather
(Both) Play immediately after opponent has moved but before combat. Contrary to his expectations, his General has only move two spaces - return him to the second space he entered.

Message from Rome:
A raging storm strikes Mago's voyage.

Back to port.
464 2/14/2025 12:01:00 PM 206-204 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #1: 3 / Corsica and Sardinia Revolt
(Both) If your opponent has control of Corsica/Sardinia, remove all his PCs in that province which are not stacked with his CUs.

Message from Carthage:
Activate Mago with 5 CU's Carthage, sail to Carales. Events or Reactions?
If no, then the naval roll should be -4
463 2/14/2025 1:36:00 AM 206-204 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Event #63: 3 / Force March (any general)
(Both) Move any General up to six spaces.

Message from Rome:
R1.

As event to activate Nero and 7 CUs. Leaving 1 CU in Agrigentum, Nero and 6 CUs are on the march:

1. Lilybaeum, drop off 1 CU (n5)
2-4. set sail to Sassari, drop off 1 CU (n4)
5. Oristano, drop off 1 CU (n3)
6. Carales end with 3 CUs.
462 2/13/2025 10:02:00 PM 206-204 BC Carthage Message Rome may go first
461 2/13/2025 10:00:00 PM 206-204 BC Carthage Draw Strategy cards 9 cards drawn.

460 2/13/2025 6:00:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Message Rome will not open with a Campaign.
459 2/13/2025 5:25:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Draw Strategy cards 9 cards drawn.

458 2/13/2025 5:25:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Message Flaminius is chosen.

Fabius to Ariminum.
Flaminius to Beneventum.
457 2/13/2025 5:23:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Rome:
Fabius is chosen.

Consular election (L to R on display)?
456 2/13/2025 5:23:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 7-sided die x 1

4


Message from Rome:
Consular election (L to R on display)?
455 2/13/2025 5:22:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Message Roman Reinforcements, turn 8:

+2 CUs to Nero, now 7 CUs.
+3 CUs to Scipio, now 11 CUs.

Nero will be Proconsul.
454 2/13/2025 5:02:00 PM 206-204 BC Rome Message Corduba already has a Carthage PC.

Hispalis instead?
453 2/13/2025 4:44:00 PM 206-204 BC Carthage Message Instead of Vescera, place PC in Cordusa
452 2/13/2025 4:41:00 PM 206-204 BC Carthage Message 3 CU's to New Carthage, now 10 CU's
1 CU to Hanno, now 5 CU's
451 2/13/2025 4:41:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage End Turn Deck was reshuffled.

450 2/13/2025 3:46:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Message End of Turn 7:

No Winter Attrition.
Political Isolation: remove Enna.
Victory Check: C9=R9, so no PCs removed.

Carthage Reinforcements, turn 8, next up.
449 2/13/2025 3:45:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #60: 1 / Storms At Sea
(Both) Play after your opponent moves an Army or CUs using Sea Movement. The force suffers Attrition and the die roll must be modified by +2.

Message from Rome:
R9.

Activate Scipio and 8 CUs to march to Croton.
448 2/13/2025 3:43:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Message Zuccabar already has a Carthage PC. How about Vescera instead?
447 2/13/2025 3:16:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #28: 2 / Hannibal Charms Italy
(Carthage) If you play this as an OC to move Hannibal, you may remove each Roman non-walled PC in each space in Italy that Hannibal enters which does not contain any Roman CUs.

Message from Carthage:
PC's Zuccabar and Thevestis
446 2/13/2025 12:57:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #30: 3 / Carthaginian Siege Train
(Carthage) Place the Siege Train Marker with any Carthaginian General. A General with the Siege Train ignores the -1 die roll modifier applied against Carthaginian sieges.

Message from Rome:
R8.

Place PCs in:

Rhone
Druentia
Gergovia
445 2/13/2025 12:30:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Event #19: 1 / Senate Dismisses Proconsul
(Both) If there is a Roman Proconsul on the map other than Scipio Africanus, it is removed and replaced with an unused Roman General. The player playing this card determines the replacement.

Message from Carthage:
Senate will thank Marcellus for his service, and replace him with T. Longus
444 2/13/2025 12:07:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #5: 2 / Native Guide
(Both) If you use this card as an OC to move an Army, and the Army crosses a Mountain Pass, you may modify your Mountain Pass Attrition die roll by -3.

Message from Rome:
R7.

Place PCs in:

Faesulae
F.P.
443 2/13/2025 11:32:00 AM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #32: 1 / Numidian Allies Desert
(Both) Play at the start of any Combat in Africa. Your opponent does not receive any BC bonuses for control of either Western or Eastern Numidia.

Message from Carthage:
PC Arsa
442 2/12/2025 10:13:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #20: 1 / Spy in Enemy Camp
(Both) Play at the start of any combat. You may examine up to half of your opponent's Battle Cards. Cards must be drawn randomly.

Message from Rome:
R6.

Place PC in Cannae.
441 2/12/2025 9:23:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Event #16: 2 / Gallic Recruits
(Carthage) Place two Carthaginian CU's with any General located in Gallia Transalpinia or Cisalpinia

Message from Carthage:
2 CU's to Gisco, now 3 CU's
440 2/12/2025 5:48:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Set Deck Reshuffle Deck will be reshuffled before next deal
439 2/12/2025 5:47:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #64: 2 / Truce
(Both) Neither player may enter a space containing an enemy CU or PC while the Truce lasts. The Truce ends when either player uses a Strategy Card as an event.

Message from Rome:
R5.

Place PCs in:

Narbo
Nemausus
438 2/12/2025 5:26:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #27: 2 / I have come into Italy ...
(Carthage) Play if Hannibal is in Italy. Convert two Roman non-walled PCs into Carthaginian PCs in any space in Italy which does not contain Roman CUs.

Message from Carthage:
Activate Gisco with 1 CU, march to Tolosa
437 2/12/2025 5:22:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #52: 2 / Pestilence
(Both) One opposing Army currently besieging a city must roll on the Attrition Table with a +1 die roll modifier.

Message from Rome:
R4.

Flip/place PCs in:

Panormus
Sena
436 2/12/2025 4:53:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #18: 2 / Traitor in Tarentum
(Both) If you use this card as an OC to siege Tarentum, it comes under your control without a Siege die roll. Enemy CUs inside are eliminated.

Message from Carthage:
Place Nuoro, flip Dertossa
435 2/12/2025 12:38:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Message result=5-1 drm=4=1 SP. Syracuse falls to the Romans!
434 2/12/2025 12:35:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Rome:
NE.

Scipio's second siege of Syracuse=
433 2/12/2025 12:34:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Rome:
Scipio's first siege of Syracuse=
432 2/12/2025 12:34:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Event #63: 3 / Force March (any general)
(Both) Move any General up to six spaces.

Message from Rome:
R3.

Activate Scipio. Leaving 1 CU in Syracuse to maintain the siege, Scipio and 5 CU step lively:

1-2. Agrigentum, pu 3 CUs (n8, Nero n5)
3. Panormus, drop off 1 CU (n7)
4-5. return to Syracuse to besiege twice using his special ability.
431 2/11/2025 11:06:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #45: 2 / Allied Auxiliaries (Etruria)
(Rome) Place two Roman CUs with any General in Italy if ETRURIA is Roman controlled.

Message from Carthage:
R3
Activate Gisco with 1 CU New carthage, move to Dertossa
430 2/11/2025 5:58:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Message result=4-1 drm=3. Lose 1 CU (now 6 CUs) and add 1 SP (now 2 SP).
429 2/11/2025 5:56:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Rome:
Scipio besieges Syracuse=
428 2/11/2025 5:55:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #15: 1 / Iberian Recruits
(Both) Place two Carthaginian CU's with any General located in a friendly controlled province of Hispania.

Message from Rome:
R2.

Activate Scipio and 7 CUs to besiege Syracuse again.
427 2/11/2025 4:47:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Event #29: 2 / Carthaginian Naval Victory
(Carthage) For the rest of the year a -1 die roll modifier for naval movement applies, and Roman Naval Movement is limited to Minor or Major Campaign Strategy Cards.

Message from Carthage:
R2
426 2/11/2025 4:07:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Message result=lose 1 CU. Scipio now 7 CUs.

Syracuse remains 1 SP.
425 2/11/2025 4:05:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Rome:
Scipio besieges Syracuse again=
424 2/11/2025 4:04:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #58: 1 / Cato Counsels Rome
(Carthage) Roman CUs are prohibited from moving to Africa until the Strategy Deck is reshuffled. This does not affect Roman CUs already there.

Message from Rome:
R1.

Activate Scipio. Leaving 1 CU in Syracuse to maintain the siege, Scipio and 3 CUs are on the march:

1. Messana, pu 4 CUs (now 7 CUs)
2. Syracuse to continue siege with 8 CUs.
423 2/11/2025 1:45:00 PM 209-207 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Event #17: 1 / Surprise Sortie
(Both) Remove 1 Siege Point from any one Walled City

Message from Carthage:
Carthage will move first
-1 Siege point on Syracuse
422 2/11/2025 12:08:00 PM 209-207 BC Rome Message Rome will not open with a Campaign.
421 2/11/2025 11:59:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Draw Strategy cards 9 cards drawn.

420 2/11/2025 11:59:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Message Fabius is chosen again. He must have connections.

Fabius back to Ariminum.
Nero to Agrigentum.
419 2/11/2025 11:58:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Rome:
Nero is chosen for the 1st time.

Consular election? (L to R on display)
418 2/11/2025 11:57:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 7-sided die x 1

5


Message from Rome:
Consular election? (L to R on display)
417 2/11/2025 11:55:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Message Roman Reinforcements:

+2 CUs to Scipio, now 4 CUs.
+3 CUs to Marcellus, now 10 CUs.

Marcellus remains Proconsul.
416 2/11/2025 11:54:00 AM 209-207 BC Rome Message Remove:

F.P.
Sena
415 2/11/2025 9:09:00 AM 209-207 BC Carthage Draw Strategy cards 9 cards drawn.

414 2/11/2025 9:04:00 AM 209-207 BC Carthage Message Carthaginian reinforcements:
Gisco and 3CU's to New Carthage, now 8 CU's
1 CU to Carthage, now 5 CU's
413 2/11/2025 9:04:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage End Turn
412 2/11/2025 9:03:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage Message No losses to Scipio

Province count: Carthage: 10
Rome: 8
Rome to remove 2 PC's
411 2/11/2025 9:02:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Carthage:
Remove Nuoro for isolation

Scipio's army for attrition, on the 2 column
410 2/11/2025 8:59:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Event #35: 2 / Diplomacy
(Both) Convert any one non-walled, non-tribal enemy PC Marker in a space without an enemy CU into a friendly PC Marker.

Message from Carthage:
Flip Carales
409 2/11/2025 1:25:00 AM 211-210 BC Rome Message result=lose 1 CU and 1 SP.

Scipio now 2 CUs and Syracuse now 2 SP.
408 2/11/2025 1:23:00 AM 211-210 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Rome:
Siege of Syracuse with -1 drm=
407 2/11/2025 1:23:00 AM 211-210 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #8: 1 / Hostile Tribes
(Both) Play whenever an opposing army occupies (or enters) space in Gallia Transalpinia or Liguria. The Army immediately undergoes Attrition on the 5-6 column.

Message from Rome:
R7.

Activate Scipio. Leaving 1 CU in Syracuse to maintain the siege, Scipio and 6 CUs head to Messana, drop off 4 CUs (now 2 CUs), and then return to Syracuse to continue the siege, now 3 CUs.
406 2/10/2025 11:58:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #31: 1 / Spanish Allies Desert
(Both) Your opponent does not receive any Battle Card bonuses for Spanish Allies for that Combat.

Message from Carthage:
PC Panormus
405 2/10/2025 10:22:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #7: 1 / Hostile Tribes
(Both) Play whenever an opposing army occupies (or enters) space in Gallia Transalpinia or Liguria. The Army immediately undergoes Attrition on the 5-6 column.

Message from Rome:
R6.

Place PC in Lilybaeum.
404 2/10/2025 8:39:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Event #2: 3 / Sicilia Revolts
(Both) If your opponent has control of Sicily, remove all his non-walled PCs in that province which are not stacked with his CUs.

Message from Carthage:
403 2/10/2025 5:30:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Message 1 SP on Syracuse.
402 2/10/2025 5:29:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from Rome:
NE.

second siege of Syracuse with -1 drm=
401 2/10/2025 5:28:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Rome:
first siege of Syracuse with -1 drm=
400 2/10/2025 5:27:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Event #61: 1 / Force March (1 rating)
(Both) Move a General whose Strategy Rating is 1 up to six spaces.

Message from Rome:
R5.

Activate Scipio and 7 CUs to march to Syracuse, besieging it twice with his special ability.
399 2/10/2025 4:15:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Message Nice draw of Bad Weather. Rarely seen it played for better use!
398 2/10/2025 4:12:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #14: 2 / Ligurian Recruits
(Carthage) Place two Carthaginian CU's with any General located in Liguria, Cisalpinia or Etruria.

Message from Carthage:
PC's Salaria and Toletum
397 2/10/2025 12:48:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #9: 3 / Philip Allies with Carthage
(Both) The Roman must randomly discard on Strategy Card. Carthage receives a -1 die roll modifier for Sea Movement. Once Macedonia is at war, this event becomes playable only by Rome and ends the Macedonian alliance.

Message from Rome:
R4.

Place PCs in:

Croton
Heraclea
Paestum
396 2/10/2025 12:47:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Message It was a tough campaign to corner Hannibal and bring him to the final battle!
395 2/10/2025 12:14:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Message Make that Segobriga and Segovia
394 2/10/2025 12:12:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #54: 2 / Treachery Within City
(Both) If you use this card as an OC to conduct a siege, you may roll twice on the Siege Table and use both results.

Message from Carthage:
Place Laminium and Segobriga
393 2/10/2025 12:11:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Message hannibal is eliminated
Gisco displaced
remove Heraclea, Paestium, Cannae, croton, Hispalis, and Laminium
392 2/10/2025 12:09:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Carthage:
1 loss each
retreat casualties, 1-4
391 2/10/2025 12:09:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Carthage:
battle casualties 2 rounds
390 2/10/2025 11:50:00 AM 211-210 BC Rome Play Battle card #9 Frontal Assault

Message from Rome:
Rd. 2
389 2/10/2025 11:50:00 AM 211-210 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Rome:
Scipio will cancel disengage=
388 2/10/2025 11:36:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Carthage:
attempt to disengage
387 2/10/2025 11:36:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Carthage:
Hannibal initiative
386 2/10/2025 11:36:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage Play Battle card #48 Reserve (use as any other card)

Message from Carthage:
As frontal assault, match 1
385 2/9/2025 1:12:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Play Battle card #3 Frontal Assault

Message from Rome:
Rd. 1
384 2/9/2025 1:10:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Battle Hands dealt Battle 11

Carthage: 8 cards
Rome: 14 cards
383 2/9/2025 9:46:00 AM 211-210 BC Carthage Message No cards for Carthage
382 2/9/2025 12:31:00 AM 211-210 BC Rome Message I count cards at R14 vs. C8.

No cards for Scipio.

How about Hannibal?
381 2/8/2025 10:21:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Carthage:
Hannibal to evade to Praeneste with 2 cu's, leaving Gisco with 1 cu
380 2/8/2025 6:54:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Rome:
Scipio pursues=
379 2/8/2025 6:07:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Carthage:
Evade to bruttium with gisco and 3 cu's
378 2/8/2025 5:51:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Operations #53: 1 / Tribal Resistance
(Both) Remove any accrued Subjugation Points in any one Tribe space.

Message from Rome:
R3.

Activate Scipio. Leaving 1 CU in Heraclea, Scipio and 8 CUs attack Hannibal in Croton.

Reaction?
377 2/8/2025 5:39:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Play Strategy card as Event #41: 1 / Bad Weather
(Both) Play immediately after opponent has moved but before combat. Contrary to his expectations, his General has only move two spaces - return him to the second space he entered.

Message from Rome:
Let's dash Hannibal's plans for a 3-hour cruise, a 3-hour cruise.
376 2/8/2025 4:19:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Message Orospeda is also a central province. I think salaries is the name?
375 2/8/2025 4:14:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Message Celtiberia is empty due to revolt at the start of the turn.
374 2/8/2025 4:02:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Play Strategy card as Operations #46: 3 / Allied Auxiliaries (Samnium)
(Rome) Place two Roman CUs with any General in Italy if SAMNIUM is Roman controlled.

Message from Carthage:
R2
Hannibal will attempt to sail to New Carthage with 1 CU, leaving Gisco to hold southern Italy
Should be -4 on the roll. Reactions? If ot, please roll the Roman naval die
373 2/8/2025 4:00:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Message Hannibal loses 3 cu's total, and retreats to Croton with Gisco and 3 cu's. I will remove a pc from the central Spanish province not on the coast (I do not have my map in front of me right now)
372 2/8/2025 3:57:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Carthage:
1 loss each.
Retreat casualties 5+, -2 mod
371 2/8/2025 3:57:00 PM 211-210 BC Carthage Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Carthage:
Battle casualties, 3 rounds
370 2/8/2025 3:56:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Play Battle card #32 Probe (modify retreat by -2)

Message from Rome:
Rd. 3
369 2/8/2025 3:55:00 PM 211-210 BC Rome Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Rome:
Scipio will cancel disengage=

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