Blocks!: Julius Caesar

Blocks! Julius Caesar is a mostly-faithful replication of the tabletop game Julius Caesar from Columbia Games. Both games are an operational/strategic take on the Roman Civil War focusing entirely maneuvering and combat, but this game is a local and online two-player wargame. It covers a five year period and each year is what the game calls a campaign turn. You can choose to start in 49, 48, or 46 BC, all three selections still run to the war's end in 45 BC. Play with historical characters like Marc Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian, Scipio and Brutus in key roles, along with legions, cavalry, elephants, ballistas, auxiliary troops, and galley ships.

The interface of Blocks! Julius Caesar is an on-screen depiction of the board game. The units are the eponymous blocks, representing land forces, navies, and commanders. The object of play is to seize as many as possible of the Victory Points cities on the map. Major cities Rome and Alexandria are worth 2 VPs, the other eleven cities are each worth 1 VP. Killing the three enemy's leaders also bring 1 VP for each. The first player at 10 VP wins the game.