Caesar's Legions (board game)

Caesar's Legions is a board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1975 that simulates various Roman campaigns in Gaul and Germany.

Richard Berg reviewed Eagles, the predecessor of Caesar's Legions, and called it "an interesting failure" that "has no playability to speak of."

The use of the tactical cards for combat between opposing units in the same hex, coupled with a lot of rather fruitless movement seemed to give a reasonable representation of some of the things that went on at the time but I did not find it exactly exciting."

Vasey concluded with a recommendation, saying, "The game could serve well as an introduction to boardgaming, being both simple, colourful and interesting."

"[6] In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nick Palmer acknowledged that the first two scenarios of Caesar's Legions were easy enough to allow new players to learn the rules, but "Unfortunately the early scenarios are too simple for most tastes, and unbalanced in favour of the Romans.

Palmer concluded that "it should appeal to anyone interested in the period, even if the Latin names are a trifle distorted at times!

Freeman also thought the rules revisions added "a great deal of unnecessary junk."