Actually ...
If you have an iPad there are several possibilities.
For empire building games you might try
Ikariam.
(You can join and strike out on your own or if you really want to play I will be happy to send you an invite that will place you on our island for mutual support.)
http://us.ikariam.com/index.php
For a more Roman themed game you might look at
Slitherine. They have several games for iPad including
Legion (somewhat similar to Rome Total War) or if you like pummeling panzers their
Battle Academy series has several offerings. In fact, they have a
Battle Academy Lite that you can download for free -- it contains a couple of scenarios so you can 'test drive' the game and see if you like it.
http://www.slitherine.com/shop
Also ... GMT Games (from Northern California) is porting several of their games to iPad including their Commands & Colors Ancients game. The tabletop version of this game is a lot of fun and one can only hope the iPad version is as well. Probably due out next year if development hits no snags.
http://www.gmtgames.com/c-6-commands-col...ients.aspx
Unfortunately, what i have yet to find is a true old school Map & Counter war game. FPS (in California) makes them for Windows based PC's but not for the iPad ... not yet anyway.
Hope this helps.
:wink:
Narukami