tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post3896109890027574695..comments2024-03-20T20:03:56.127+00:00Comments on THE GREAT GAME: Britannia: first impressions are favourableStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160473105489597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-47436266970888137652011-01-20T11:26:27.171+00:002011-01-20T11:26:27.171+00:00Yes indeed, although Small World is a few rungs fu...Yes indeed, although Small World is a few rungs further down the sophistication ladder, and Britannia requires dice rolls for combat. But the combat is easy to digest. Races are generally not radically different, but they do score differently. The Romans are probably the most different, and have two pages of the rules to themselves, but in many ways their success or lack thereof influences a large part of the first third of the game. Other races are defined by their ability to submit or to raid, or occasionally access to special units like Saxon burghs, or cavalry. It is also a bit more predictable than Small World - you can't bid for tribes, you get allocated them according to colour. History of the World featured a random allocation mechanic which was funky; Britannia lacks that.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160473105489597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-9494515817616756732011-01-18T18:14:20.821+00:002011-01-18T18:14:20.821+00:00It seems like this game might share some similarit...It seems like this game might share some similarities with <i>Small World</i>. Do they play alike?thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com