A Small Detour from Warhammer: Michał Picked Up SPQR
Sometimes a rulebook just jumps into your hands
We mostly orbit around Warhammer here, but every now and then something from outside the usual hobby path catches our eye hard enough that we have to share it. This time it was Michał, who was waiting in the shop for Konrad, already unpacked and ready to hang out, and somehow ended up leaving with a rulebook for SPQR.
And honestly? We get it.
Rome, and everyone who wanted to fight Rome
Michał’s quick summary sold it immediately: SPQR is a historical tabletop wargame built around the ancient world, with Rome at the center and a whole lineup of enemies and rivals around it. Dacia, Sarmatia, Germania, Parthia, Armenia, Carthage and more — basically a very dangerous holiday tour of the classical world.
That alone is enough to spark hobby thoughts. Different cultures, different troop styles, different visual identities — this is exactly the kind of thing that makes us start thinking about miniatures before we’ve even finished flipping through the book.
The kind of book that makes you want to play
What really stood out from Michał’s first impressions was that half of the rulebook is made up of descriptions of specific battles. And that is extremely our kind of thing.
We love rules, sure, but we also love when a game gives you context — not just how to move units around a table, but why these armies are clashing in the first place. A book packed with historical battles has that wonderful effect where reading it already starts feeling like scenario prep.
You don’t just get mechanics. You get stories, matchups, and a reason to imagine what could end up on the tabletop.
“Mega miód” is a valid review
Michał’s final verdict was short and perfect: mega miód.
Sometimes that’s all the review a hobby purchase needs.
From the photos alone, the book looks like one of those releases that is fun to browse even before any miniatures hit the table. Big inspiration energy, lots of historical flavor, and plenty of material to get the imagination going.
Not Warhammer, but very much our kind of hobby energy
Even if this isn’t a Warhammer system, it absolutely fits the broader spirit of what we enjoy: cool armies, evocative settings, books that make you want to build something, and that dangerous moment in a shop when “just looking” turns into “well, I own this now.”
We’ll see whether this ends as a fun reading purchase, a full historical side project, or the beginning of someone suddenly becoming very invested in Romans fighting literally everyone.
Either way, we fully support it.