Alea Jacta Est
Release Date: September 22, 2012
Strategy, turn-based, ancient history, ancient Rome, multiplayer, singleplayer, PBeM
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Alea Jacta Est is a strategy developed by the AGEOD team to recreate civil wars in the Roman Empire. The game takes place in turn-based system and focuses on the military aspect. The gameplay is characterized by a high level of historical realism.
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Alea Jacta Est Description
“ALEA JACTA EST” (The Die is Cast) is what Caesar said as he crossed the Rubicon River when he learned that the Senate had removed him from his command. Crossing that small Italian river was equivalent to disobeying Rome’s orders and entering into open rebellion.
The great confrontation with Pompey was about to begin… One of them would become the Master of Rome, and the other would die…
Alea Jacta Est is the first historical strategy game on the PC to cover the main Roman civil wars, created by a dedicated team of experts to bring the epic battles that pitted Romans against Romans in conflicts such as those between Rome, Sertorius, and Mithridates.
With an incredible level of rich historical detail and historical accuracy, it is one of the few strategy games where the player must face the real dilemmas and challenges of the Romans during the time. Not only must you build and train armies, maneuver them and engage the enemy, but you must also maintain an economic and diplomatic balance with your neighbors.
Using the successful and famous AGE engine, Alea Jacta Est covers the whole of Europe, Northern Africa, and part of Eastern Europe, part of more than 2,800 regions, complete with cities, roads, fortifications, weather types, tribes and kingdoms of the time of the scenario. Featuring 5 campaigns from 87 BC to 197 AD, hundreds of historical leaders, units and events, Alea Jacta Est is a must-have for any grand strategy fan.
Features:
-Ancient Command System (based on the Wars in America system), allowing for a good representation of historical army command in the Roman era.
-Quick and simple system of Construction of Units, allowing players to choose and purchase their forces as they wish (or can).
-Decisions features, playable on the map, like wild cards assets
-Diversified set of historical events, allowing multiple choices events and options, hereby enhancing flexibility and re-playability.
-Different updates and other rules, in particular combat system adapted to the Ancient warfare.
-Map: all of the Roman Empire and neighboring lands, with over 2800 different regions and seas, a lot of room for maneuvers.
-Over a thousand of leaders and units with specific pictures.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
Alea Jacta Est Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: AGEod
Publisher: Matrix Games/Slitherine
Age restrictions: none
Alea Jacta Est System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Pentium IV 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM (2 GB - Vista/7), graphic card 128 MB (GeForce 6600 or better), 4 GB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7
Game Expansions for Alea Jacta Est
Hannibal: Terror of Rome
Expansion
Strategy
June 18, 2014
The second stand-alone extension to the turn-based strategy game Alea Jacta Est, bringing players back to the Roman Empire. Plugin prolongs the game by another five scenarios, taking place in the years 230-201 BC. They ended in the final defeat of the legendary Carthaginian leader Hannibal.
Alea Jacta Est: Parthian Wars
Expansion
Strategy
October 24, 2013
Parthian Wars is a significant addition to the turn-based strategy of Alea Jacta Est, set in ancient climates. Enlargement enriches the game world with areas of the Middle East and the Middle East, allowing to play on them five new scenarios that take place between the first century BC and the second century AD. Production has also been enriched in other ways, e.g. by receiving 200 new units and leaders.
Alea Jacta Est: The Cantabrian Wars
Expansion
Strategy
May 30, 2013
The Cantabrian Wars is a small extension to the turn-based Alea Jacta Est strategy embedded in ancient climates. The patch enriches the game with a scenario with the title Cantabrian war, allowing you to take part in the conquest of Spain led by Octavius Augustus or to defend the areas of Asturias and Cantabria.
Alea Jacta Est: The Spartacus Revolt
Expansion
Strategy
May 30, 2013
The Spartacus Revolt is a small extension to the turn-based Alea Jacta Est strategy embedded in ancient climates. The add-on enriches the game with a scenario with the creation of slaves under the command of Spartakus. We can take part in the battles that took place in Italy in the first century B.C., becoming the leader of the Roman legions or incarnating the leader of the uprising and trying to bring their people to freedom.
Birth of Rome
Expansion
Strategy
January 29, 2013
Birth of Rome is a turn-based strategy, which is an independent supplement to the Alea Jacta Est published in 2012. The title was produced by AGEOD studio. The player has the opportunity to play the role of the ancient leader and take part in historical wars with the Senons, Greeks and Carthaginians. The game takes place in WEGO turn-based system.