The Barbarians (board game)

The Barbarians, subtitled "Games of the Fall of Rome and the Mongol Invasion of Europe", is a set of two board wargames published by Yaquinto Publications in 1981.

The map shows the Western Roman Empire, with Rome located in the south-western corner.

To replicate the unwillingness of European nations to unite in the face of the Mongol invasion, some armies can only fight on their own territory, while others need a die roll of 5 or 6 to mobilize.

[1] The Barbarians was designed by S. Craig Taylor and Neil Zimmerer, with artwork by Chris White, and was published by Yaquinto Publications in 1981[3] in an LP record-sized folder with the maps printed on the inside cover.

"[2] In Issue 36 of Phoenix (March–April 1982), Paul King was impressed with the quality of the components of the two included games.