Elysium

The Good
We played this amazing little pearl of a game in multi-player-mode for what seems a full year in the early nineties. Very challenging to play, as the game rather correctly simulates the time-span. Thus, life as governor of a Roman province does have quite a few moments of frustration ...

The game lets you manage the administration of the treasury, trade, the military, infrastructure both on province level and city level, and though the technical possibilities of the times it was published limit the realisation of its concept, the concept itself is superbly designed, and great fun to play.

Of course, memory betrays us, but I'd say: its a shame they don't build games like this any more. ;-)

The Bad
There is no option to influence the battles, which, though neatly rendered with little figures, are calculated.

The Bottom Line
Strategic level empire builder with good hot-seat multi-player option.