Britannia - How To Win

THERE are four main ways to score victory points in Britannia.

The foremost of these is by uncontestedly holding areas of the map at the end of a scoring round (these are rounds V, VII, X, XIII and XVI).

The card for the Caledonians - one of the nations controlled by Andy - shows that at the end of round V, and VII for that matter, the Caledonians receive four points for controlling each of Caithness, the Hebrides and the Orkneys, and two points for each of Dalriada, Moray and Skye

The second way to score victory points is by occupying certain areas during certain rounds.

This is a less-onerous requirement than holding an area, as to occupy is defined as being the sole nation to have a unit in an area at any point during the round.

Therefore, merely passing through an empty area at some point during the round is sufficient, and the nation concerned immediately scores the appropriate number of victory points.

My Norwegians gain 10 points if at some time in round XV they occupy York, six points if they occupy North Mercia, and four points for occupying each of Bernicia, Cheshire and March

Note that you can only once score points for occupying an area - a subsequent occupation does not score. However, you can score points for occupation even if you have already scored for holding the same area.

The third main method of scoring victory points is by eliminating specified enemy units.

The section with a skull on a red background shows Reg's Picts in any round score two points for each Roman army eliminated, and six points for each Roman fort destroyed

The fourth way to gain victory points is to successfully claim the title of bretwalda between rounds VIII and X, or the title of king from round XI onwards, except for round XV (more on this later).

Finally, my Romans have three additional ways to gain points: i) limes (submitted nations and intact forts) at the end of round V, ii) submission by the Belgae in round I; iii) submission by the Brigantes, Picts and Welsh (more on all this later).

There are some limits and refinements on scoring, but I will come to those when, and if, they come into play.