84 AD - The Picts defend their homeland against the tyranny of the invading Romans. As leaders of different Pict tribes, earn glory through battle, take over territory, and fight back against your aggressors. Rival Pict tribes also vie for glory, but beware: all players lose if the Romans advance too far into Pictland.
Play is broken into two phases-
Player Phase (all players take 1 turn)
Roman Phase
Player Phase:
Players take turns completing both these steps then another player takes a turn.
Actions
Scoring
Actions:
Players take turns performing 3 actions in any order and any number of times.
Available Actions:
March - Move warriors to different areas
Attack - Attack another player's warriors
Recruit - Gain more warriors
Plan (Only once per turn) - Draw a strategy card
Scoring:
Every area you have a majority gain 1 point. Certain areas affect scoring.
Roman Phase: The Romans attack the entire row of areas and roll dice depending on the round number or the number of all warriors in an area whichever is highest.
Game End: All players lose if the Romans advance 2 rows. Whichever player has the highest points at the end of 6 rounds wins!
—description from the designer