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Two barbarian tribes begin their expansion
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PENTAFORCE Club - 2026 04 08: hordes of Lombards and Ostrogoths are descending from the north, Turks from the northeast, and Vandals from the southwest
PENTAFORCE Club - 2026 04 08: a scenario featuring the Eastern Roman Empire (Luca), the Vandals and Turks (Ezio), and the Lombards and Ostrogoths (Franco)

Barbarian, Kingdom & Empire (1983)

Players
1–6
Best: 4, 6
Playing time
180–180 min
Age
12+
7.13
Average rating
130
Ratings
2.76/5
Weight
#10822
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Erik Wilson
Artist:John Nine
Publisher:Icarus Games (US)
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 9, Luck 6, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.5, Theme 5
Strategy9.0
Luck6.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.5
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

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Overview

Players represent barbarian hordes who sweep down from the steppes to overwhelm the remnants of the Roman Empire and then build strong expansionistic kingdoms among the ruins. These kingdoms grow into empires which become rich, corrupt, and the target of new waves of barbarian invaders. Being defeated is not the end of the game, as players may return to the fringes of civilization to amass a new horde of Huns or Germans. The unique play mechanism allows players to enter or exit at any time without disrupting the play or the victory conditions. Players may create their own history or play one of the many included historical scenarios set in the ancient and early medieval Mediterranean world.

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