Oppidum
Skirmishes during Caesar's Gallic Wars

Oppidum

Oppidum

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The Game

 

OPPIDUM is a skirmish game that takes place during the 50s BC, when Julius Caesar successively attacked the various Celtic and Germanic peoples in Western Europe and (future Great) Britain. The game uses the concepts and scale of the Cry Havoc series. The different scenarios will allow you to simulate ambushes, attempts by the defenders of Alesia to break the siege or the landing of Roman legionnaires on a beach of Britannia defended by warriors on chariots.

Anticipated Box Contents

> (6) 11" x 16" (or 28 x 40 cm) full-color tactical maps
> (3) 8" x 12" (or 21 x 29.7 cm) counter sheet printed in full color
> (1) sheet of overlays printed in full color
> (1) 36-page booklet including the rules the historical background and 12 scenarios
> Several play sheets for handy reference
> (1) 10-sided die

Oppidum Guiscard: Skirmish medieval game, from age 14 and up

The Characters

   
The characters are displayed through counters using the Outremer/Croisades format. A 3-letter marking system will enable easy differentiation of the various playing pieces on the maps. 

Counters will be available on several A4 sheets:
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The Celts  (Front - Back) - Last update: Mar 11, 2023
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The Romans (Front - Back) - Last update: Mar 28, 2023
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The Germanic warriors (Front - Back) - Last update: Mar 18, 2023

Note: Click on the counters below to see the various stances of each character (wounded, on foot, stun or dead).

The Celts

     
  Celtic Medium Cavalry Cavalerie légère celte Celtic Light Cavalry    

> Medium
   cavalry - 1

> Medium
   cavalry - 2

> Light
   cavalry - 1

> Light
   cavalry - 2

   
Infanterie moyenne celte Infanterie légère celte Infanterie légère celte Celtic light infantry Celtic Carnyx Player  

> Medium
   infantry

> Light
   infantry - 1

> Light
   infantry - 2

> Light
   infantry - 3
   New!

> Carnyx
   New!

 
Guerriers celtes nus Nude Celtic Warrior Celtic slinger      

> Nude
   warriors - 1

> Nude
   warriors - 2

> Slinger
   New!

     
Celtic chariot ponies Celtic chariot Celtic Chariot Driver Celtic Medium Infantry    

> Draft ponies

> Celtic chariot

> Charioteer

> Medium infantry

   

The Romans

         
Roman cavalry Roman Cavalry        

> Cavalry 1

> Cavalry 2
   New!

       
Centurion romain Porte enseigne romain Buccinator      

> Centurion

> Standard
   Bearer

> Buccinator

     
Légionnaire romain 1 Légionnaire Romain 2 Légionnaire romain Roman legionary Roman Legionary Roman Legionary

> Legionary 1

> Legionary 2

> Legionary 3

> Legionary 4

> Legionary 5

> Legionary 6

The Roman Auxiliaries

Iberian light cavalry Cretan archer Balearic Slinger      

> Iberian Light
   Cavalry   

> Cretan
   Archer 1

> Baleraric
   Slinger 1

     

The Germanic warriors

   
Cavalerie légère Germains Germanic light cavalry Germanic Light Cavalry Germanic Light Cavalry    

> Light
   Cavalry 1

> Light
   Cavalry 2

> Light
   Cavalry 3
   New!

> Light
   Cavalry 4
   New!

   
Germain Germanic light infantry Germanic light infantry Germanic Javelin Thrower    

> Light
   infantry 1

> Light
   infantry 2

> Light
   infantry 3

> Javelin
   New!

   

The Maps

The game wIll include 6 tactical maps: 2 maps of Julius Caesar's fortifications at Alesia, the Contravallation which prevented the besieged from escaping and the Cicumvallation, intended to prevent the arrival of a relief army. A map of the entrance gate to a Celtic oppidum, called Murus Gallicus. 2 maps that can be put together to represent either a river or a shore. And a map of flat land.  
Contrevallation
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The Contravallation
> A3
 (40cm x 30cm)

No Man's Land
> The No Man's Land

> A3
 (40cm x 30cm)
Carte Bord de la Rivière
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The River's Edge
> A3
 (40cm x 40cm)

Carte La Berge
> The Shore

> A3
 (40cm x 30cm)
Map Assemblies
The maps allow many combinations. The section plan below explains the layout of Caesar's various defenses in Alesia.
Plan de coupe de la Contrevallation  
Assemblage de cartes
Alesia