Re: SPQR: Primus Inter Pares

From: Byron Farrow <FarrBG@phymat.bham.ac.uk>

Date: Fri, 02 Dec 1994 20:49:31 +0000

fntwkshp@netcom.com (Jeff Gross) wrote:
>
> Is this PBM based on the GMT boardgame SPQR: Great Battles of the Roman
> Republic or is it an original design?
>
>
> --
> Jeff Gross
> Fantasy Workshop

It is completely original.  The game was originally called SPQR, then
they discovered the other games called this (there is also another
PBM of this name) and a new name was searched for.  Due to the highly
political nature of the game the name 'Primus Inter Pares', which is
'First among Equals', was selected.  However as Dave had an affinity
for the old name the compromise of SPQR:Primus Inter Pares was finally
decided upon a couple of months ago.

Life is fun at the moment, the elections have been held for the posts
for this month and I didn't make the Tribunate or Quaestorship again.
However S. Licinius Valerius, of the Licinii who have just dissolved
another Legion for selfish means (even though there are 19 000 gauls
sitting in Piscae) has been elected for consul.  Something must be done
about this :)

P Antonius Maximus
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References

Re: SPQR: Primus Inter Pares
fntwkshp@netcom.com (Jeff Gross)
Thu, 01 Dec 1994 00:30:30 +0000
SPQR: Primus Inter Pares
Byron Farrow <FarrBG@phymat.bham.ac.uk>
Wed, 30 Nov 1994 18:50:31 +0000