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Post Date: 4/29/2025


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Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


Fight for Bühl

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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/23/2025


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/16/2025


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Post Date: 4/4/2025


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Post Date: 3/24/2025


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Game: Stilicho: Last of the Romans



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Publisher: Hollandspiele
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Robert DeLeskie
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The Goths are marching on Rome! In Gaul, Vandals and Alans pour across the Rhine. Meanwhile, a usurper from distant Britannia has raised his standard. The survival of the Western Empire depends on one man: Flavius Stilicho, barbarian general, commander-in-chief of the armies of Rome, and defacto ruler of the West. STILICHO: LAST OF THE ROMANS is the long-anticipated follow-up to designer Robert DeLeskie's popular and challenging solitaire game WARS OF MARCUS AURELIUS. The brain-boiling card angst and nail-biting combats that made that game so compelling are back, along with some new wrinkles that make for a more challenging and nuanced decision space. For example, the Surge mechanism that caused so many gamers to invent new curse words is now more nefarious, with each enemy card having specific surge effects. Rome's enemies sometimes bump into each other, resulting in enemy-on-enemy battles. Regions might go into revolt, garrisons might defect to the banner of the pretender Constantine III, and the wily courtier Olympius might turn the emperor Honorius against you. No wonder the historical Stilicho only lasted until turn 3! If you want to win, you'll have to last much longer than that, all while taking on tougher and more resilient enemies than poor Marcus had to face, and with less resources at your disposal. Will you prevent the sack of Rome and the fall of the Western Empire?


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Date: 2/6/2023
Poster: Dave Belton
The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming! – Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele

Can you avoid the disasters that doomed a high-flying Roman General during the heyday of the mighty Roman Empire? In Stilicho: Last of the Romans, the player must survive various political and military intrigues. This article by Grant Kleinhenz, discuses not only this intriguing game, but also the beauty of the board itself.
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Date: 6/5/2022
Poster: Pat L.
Top 6! Solitaire Games of 2020 (video)

Game enthusiast Wayne Hansen discusses 6 solitaire games published in 2019-2020 that he enjoyed playing. His video includes components, game play, and his concise reviews. War game players who enjoy solitaire games will want to check out this list including: Ostkrieg: WWII Eastern Front, Space Infantry Resurgence, The First Jihad: The Rise of Islam 632-750, Stilicho: Last of the Romans (an update and improvement of The Wars of Marcus Aurelius), Chancellorsville 1863, and The Shores of Tripoli plus others mentioned as runners up. In short, a nice summary of the state of the art of solitaire war games as of 2020.
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Date: 12/14/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Insights and Impressions for Stilicho: Last of the Romans

Swords and Chits gives us their insights and impressions of Stilicho: Last of the Romans published by Hollandspiele. "There’s not much more I can say about this game other than it exceeded my expectations. Was I anticipating fun? Absolutely, especially with how much I’ve enjoyed revisiting the Wars of Marcus Aurelius in recent weeks prior to this play. But it somehow feels like the same game while being vastly different, which is a great thing. Because if they were too similar, I’d be forced to choose just one to keep, one to play, and one to recommend. And now, well, I feel like I can already do that with both."
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3
Date: 11/18/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele – Action Point 3

The Players Aid brings us Action Point 3 in their series on Stilicho: Last of the Romans fromHollandspiele. In this Action Point, they cover the Roman Phase and examine how cards are discarded to take one of nine different actions.
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Date: 11/10/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele – Action Point 2

The Players Aid does a wonderful job with their informative Action Point series and the latest, Action Point 2, covering Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele, examines the cards in both the Roman and Enemy decks.
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Date: 11/3/2020
Poster: Pat L.
Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele – Action Point 1

The Players Aid does a wonderful job with their informative Action Point series and the latest, Action Point 1, covering Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele, examines the map and game mechanics.
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1
Date: 9/7/2020
Poster: Doug Holt
Interview with Robert DeLeskie Designer of Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele

"I really wanted to put the player in Stilicho’s shoes and make them feel the almost overwhelming mix of political and military factors he, or anyone in his position, was up against." Grant Kleinhenz interviews designer Robert DeLeskie about his Hollandspiele Games' Stilicho: Last of the Romans, which follows his well-received Wars of Marcus Aurelius. Check out how Robert intends the new game to tap into the same vein, yet deliver something new: "Overall, I feel Stilicho is a logical refinement of The Wars of Marcus Aurelius. It’s also quite a bit harder!"
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