Storm Over Jerusalem: The Roman Siege is a 2-player wargame simulating the Siege of Jerusalem in 70AD. One player controls the Roman forces, and the other player controls the Judean forces.
Using the Area Move system redefined in Storm Over Stalingrad and Storm Over Dien Bien Phu, the game features the use of tactical cards to augment game play, adding to the tension experienced by both sides. The rules are similar in length to those seen in previous Storm Over games, and are of the same level of complexity, with additions made for the situations encountered in this battle.
Additional rules added to the game include Siege Towers, the Walls of Jerusalem, and Judean leaders. In addition to these new rules, new cards have been created in order to represent events encountered during the battle. These include “Battering Rams”, “Famine”, “Rigging the Colonnades”, and “Escape the Siege”.
Game Scale:
Game Turn: approximately 10 - 14 days
Area: approximately 1" = 300ft / 91 meters
Units: Legions
Game Inventory:
One 22 x 34" full color mapsheet
One dual-side printed countersheet (108 3/4" counters w/ 1 blank)
One dual-side printed countersheet (54 3/4" & 88 5/8" counters w/ 17 blanks)
One 12-page full color rulebook
Two dual-side printed player aid cards
One deck of 55 tactical playing cards
Four 6 sided dice (2 red & 2 blue)
Solitaire Playability: Low
Complexity Level: Low
Players: 2 (or more)
Playing Time: 2-3 hours