The (Unofficial) Great Battles of History

SPQR Players Guide

Table of Contents

The Clash of Swords, the Thunder of Hooves (p. 4)
Compare/contrast Macedonian- and Roman-style tactics. Reprint of article in C3i #5. By Jim Werbaneth.

The Carthaginian Army in SPQR (p. 10)
Balance notes on Carthage vs Rome battles, general notes on handling the Carthaginians and Hannibal. By James Burton.

The Battle of Zama (p. 13)
Scenario analysis. By David Fox.

The Roman Army in SPQR (p. 14)
Analysis and general strategy notes. By David Fox.

Claiming Your Own Pyrrhic Victory (p. 17)
Epirote army and scenario analysis. By Mike Reed.

Effective Use of Light Infantry and Skirmishers (p. 20)
What to do with the units that get no respect. By Steve Bean and Boyd Schorzman.

Masinissa's Corner: Cavalry Tactics (p. 22)
Just what it says. By James Burton.

Elephants, Phalanxes, and How Romans Deal With Them (p. 24)
Just what it says. By Jack Polonka.

Rampaging Pachyderms! (p. 25)
Summary of elephant tactics. Excerpted from article in C3i #5. By Rich Phares.

Command and Leadership (p. 26)
Getting the Big Picture in leadership. By Sal Vasta.

Contrasts in Roman and Macedonian Tactics (p. 28)
Historical background and game implications. By Carl Gruber.

The Bagradas Plains, 255 BC (p. 31)
Short replay. Some full-color illustrations. By David Fox.

The Battles of Lamia and Elis, 208 BC (p. 35)
Two smallish scenarios. By Sal Vasta.

Timeline/Map of SPQR Battles (p. 36)
Cool centerfold map of the Med with battle locations. By Rodger MacGowan.

SPQR Sample Game (p. 40)
Nice layout of article from this site. By Dave Townsend.

The Battle of Cannae (p. 44)
Scenario notes. By David Fox.

The Battle of Magnesia (p. 52)
Scenario notes. By David Fox.

The Second Battle of Beneventum, 214 BC (p. 53)
New scenario. By Dan Fournie.

Pydna, 168 BC -- Legion vs Phalanx (p. 57)
New scenario of last battle of Macedonian wars. By Dan Fournie.

Moving on from SPQR in the GBoH Series (p. 60)
Reprint of article from this site. I hope that one day this article will be obsolete. By Dave Townsend.

SPQR: The World According the Polybius (p. 64)
Historical background. Reprint of article from C3i #1. By Mark Herman.

The Battle of Cynocephalae, 197 BC (p. 67)
Scenario notes. By Sal Vasta.

Designers Notes (p. 68)
Just what it says. Reprint of article from C3i #1. By Richard Berg.

SPQR and GBoH Index (p. 70)
Every GBoH article that I could find. Reprint of C3i and other magazine indexes from this site. By Dave Townsend.

Chronological Battle Index (p. 72)
SPQR-related sections of scenario database from this site, with some scenario thumbnails by David Fox.

Player Aid Card (p. 73)
Tracks rout points and game turn. Good idea, but xerox it rather than trying to use the magazine's inside back cover directly. By Michael Lemick.