The Empire Strikes Back: Turn Nine (270-260 BC)

Situation in 270 BC

The revolt dice (3-6) see the Macedonians lose control of newly conquered Pontus.

Rome is drawn first, and I attack Gallia, which, like Cisaplina, has a -1 tribal-ferment modifier on the first 10 turns, but that proves irrelevant as I roll 1.

The Macedonians no longer get a +1 modifier for having had a great captain no more than five turns ago, but anyway only roll 2 while attacking 'Asia'.

Andy's Parthians roll the minimum 4 necessary to conquer independent Mesopotamia.

Carthage successfully crosses the Strait of Sicily, but its attack on Sicilia fails with a roll of 2.

The Parthians have five connected provinces