ROMANS (regular army) - red on gold
5-5 is a cohort.
20-4 is a demi-legion and is made from 4 cohorts.
45-4 is an 8-cohort legion and is made from 8 cohorts and an Eagle.
"Named Counter" is a legion and is made from 10 cohorts and an Eagle.

note: reform whenever stacked together, can do any 2 of breakdown, move & reform in 1 turn

note: a legion taking losses first breaks down to a 20-4 and 5-5's

ROMANS (auxiliary army)
3-4 is an auxiliary infantry cohort. - green on gold
7-4 is an auxiliary infantry double cohort and is made from 2 infantry cohorts.
4-4 is an auxiliary heavy cavalry. - purple on gold
9-4 is an auxiliary double heavy cavalry and is made from 2 heavy cavalries.
2-8 is an auxiliary light cavalry.
3-6 is an auxiliary medium cavalry.

note: auxiliaries break down anytime, but only re-form when stacked with Supreme Commander.

GERMANS	PANNONIANS	GAULS
dark green on pale green mobs warbands 9-5 = 2 x 5-4 11-3 = 2 x 5-4 5-5 = 2 x 2-5 10-4 = 2 x 5-4 12-3 = 2 x 5-4 5-9 = 2 x 2-9	purple on yellow mobs warbands 10-4 = 5-4, 4-4 or 2 x 4-4 9-4 = 2 x 4-4 5-5 = 2 x 2-5 5-9 = 2 x 2-9	yellow on gray-green 25-4, 20-4, 15-4 inf. 15-8, 2-8 cavalry no breakdowns

Sarmatians	Britons
gray on pale brown	dark green on pale green
mobs warbands	3-6 war chariot
11-4 = 2 x 5-4
9-7 = 2 x 4-7
5-5 = 2 x 2-5	Batavii
10-4 = 2 x 5-4	brown on gray
9-5 = 2 x 5-4
Goths and Vandals use Sarmatian counters.

Dacians
dark purple on pale purple
mobs warbands
10-4 = 2 x 4-5
5-5 = 2 x 2-5
5-9 = 2 x 2-9

note: mobs can break down only when with a leader

SEQUENCE OF PLAY
Player 1 movement
Player 1 combat
Player 2 movement
Player 2 combat

STACKING LIMITS

• Romans:
  • max 1 legion (=10 cohorts) + 3 auxiliaries or equivalent in woods, rough or mountains
  • max 2 legions(=20 cohorts) + 3 auxiliaries or equivalent otherwise
  • doubled if Supreme Commander in the hex
  • any number of fleets
• Barbarians:
  • max 5 units in a village (even if burned) and when chief present
  • max 4 units otherwise
  • only 1 tribal chief per hex unless Supreme Commander present

• Halt upon entering enemy-occupied hex. Can leave the next turn.
• Romans move at 1/2 MP on roads.
• Barbarians move at 3/4 MP on roads.
• Major Rivers are hexes, not hexsides and can only be entered for
  1. Fording the river. (see Fording Table)
  2. Attacking an enemy who is fording. (see TEC)
  3. Building (if permitted by scenario, 9.3) or destroying a bridge (takes 1 turn).
  4. Being ferried or transported by fleet.

COMBAT

• Occurs within the same hex.
• Leaders add their strength to a stack.
• Supreme Commanders affect the die roll by 1 in their favor.
• Each player chooses a Tactical Combat Chit, except if Fortress, Fortification or Town.
• If combat is not conclusive, either player may resume, attacker having first choice.
• The new initiator is now considered the attacker.
• Overrun happens at 7:1+ and it costs 2 extra MP to leave the overrun hex. (see TEC)
• Other units which enter the hex also pay the 2 extra MP.
• Overrun conditions must still be true at the end of movement for it to be permanent.

Fog of War

• Cannot examine stacks except when enemy is in same hex.

FLEETS

• Movement in all-sea, coastal & major river hexes only.
• Carry up to normal stacking limits.
• Not permitted to embark, be transported and debark all in one turn (see TEC).
• Fleets which are transporting cannot initiate combat and defend at -1 to die roll.
• May ferry troops if does not move (2 MP Inf., 3 MP Cav. to enter boat), leave, stop.
• Naval Combat has its own table, each ship counts 1.

FORTRESSES

• Assault: announce, then add 1 unit each turn.
• Reduction: Roman converts legion to ballista temporarily and gains +1 on die roll.
• Siege: announce, gain siege tower, consult Siege Table.

FORTIFICATIONS

• Can be built by Roman legion in a village hex, if alone in hex for 1 turn.
• Being inside a fortification is like being in a hex within a hex.
• When the last Roman leaves a fortification, remove it from the map.

BURNING & LOOTING

• Can burn village, town, or fortress by spending 1 turn not attacking.
• Loot by staying in village for 1 turn or in a town for 2 turns w/o attacking or interruption.
• A village gives 1 Loot Marker, a town 3, each reduces movement allowance by 1.
• Loot Markers abandoned outside the looter's homeland are removed from the map.
• Burned centers cannot be looted.