Roma Defendenda Est - The Struggle for the Eternal City 1943

Please note that this is a DTP (Desk Top Publishing) game designed on a desktop computer and all components, including the counters which will have to be cut and mounted, are printed on paper. These are designed by some very well-known designers and are a low cost alternative to today's professionally produced games. On rare occasions, some of these games are reproduced by other companies with higher quality components including die-cut counters but most of them are not. If you believe this game to have a professionally produced version, please contact us with your inquiry and we will help you to locate it if it does indeed exist.

This solitaire or two players game offers a series of “what ifs”, based on the historical situation following the Italian Armistice, signed 8th of September 1943. Starting from the historical position of the Italian and German divisions, one player, as the Italian, must try to save Rome from falling in German hands before the arrival of the American reinforcements through the air. But this game can also be played with a German opponent, or from the German perspective, with a single player try to reach the Eternal City before the American air transported units.