A Long Confinement

'The people of Massilia were worn out by all their misfortunes. They had been reduced to a catastrophic lack of food supplies, defeated in two naval battles, routed in frequent sorties, and even afflicted by a terrible epidemic caused by their long confinement and change of diet'
Caesar, Civil War, book 2, 10.22.1 (translated by Kurt A. Raaflaub) 

"A Long Confinement" is a postcard game about the siege of Massilia in 49 B.C. The historical siege lasted a little more than 4 months and have been accompanied by two naval battles. The game concentrates, however, on land operations and abstracts the naval action into die rolls with modifiers.

The siege itself is only an episode of Julius Caesar' Civil Wars - and the action itself did not have The Big Man participating. During the siege, Julius Caesar was campaigning successfully in Spain and his subordinates were taking care of the Massilia.

It is worth to state, that Massilians declared themselves on the side of Caesar' Roman opponents - and not without a reason, as representatives of both sides of the Civil War had political/ personal connections with Massilia. Those anti-Caesarians did participate in the defense of Massilia.

The design is intended to demonstrate the Roman Republic practice of siegecraft (land blockade, construction of siege ramps) alongside with certain features that make the siege of Massilia noteworthy (unusual siege works, Gallic allied tribe of Albicii helping out besieged Massilians). At the same time, it is meant to be accessible and relatively fast playing game.

The postcard game uses multiple six sided dice (in three different colours), a single, reduced deck of regular playing cards (Aces and 2's to 6's of all suits = 24 cards total).

The game can be played by one player - who controls the besiegers, Caesarian army - or by two players, when the second player controls the besieged Massilian defenders. The goal is to force the city to capitulate before Julius Caesar comes back from Spain (after his victory in Ilerda campaign) - in short, to do as well as the historical commander or better. Any other result besmirches the good name of Julius Caesar and his military reputation.

The game is still under development and testing. Any comments are welcome. It is my hope that more polished version will be made available before the end of the current Jam.

TTS Module available under the following link (contains both English and Polish components):

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3407016296