Reviving The Empire: Turn 16 (200-190 BC)

Situation in 200 BC

This is the second turn in which Rome has Scipio as a great captain, but first the revolt dice land 1-2, resulting in AEGYPTUS throwing off Macedonian rule.

Andy starts by conquering Sicilia with a 6, meaning the Romans for the first time control all of Italy. He then takes IBERIA with a 4 and Numidia with a 2 (thanks to Scipio's +2 great-captain modifier, and the fact he cancels the normal -1 modifier for attacking a controlled province). Next he settles down to besiege the Carthaginian homeland, taking it first time with a 5.

The Romans still have one campaign left, and so Andy attacks Graecia, but he rolls a 2 for the naval crossing, which is not enough as there are no modifiers for naval crossings.

Richard's Macedonians are up next, but he fails to reconquer AEGYPTUS, rolling a 3.

I am drawn next, and I conquer independent Armenia with a 5.

That leaves the Carthaginians, who need to roll a 6 to free their homeland, and they do!

A dramatic decade that saw the Macedonians lose their double-point scoring AEGYPTUS, and Carthage eliminated, only to reappear at the end of the turn