1-6 players age: 14+ DUR: 40 mins/player
CHOOSE 1 OR 2 ACTION CARDS EACH ERA TO DECIDE YOUR FAMILY'S STRATEGY.
ALL PLAYERS CAN DO the chosen ACTION, BUT THE CARD-PLAYER EARNS BONUSES WHICH ARE MORE POWERFUL IF THEY ARE THE ONLY CARD-PLAYER.
sO BE CAREFUL NOT TO FOLLOW THE CROWD,
This card lets you tax the provinces you govern
This card converts your prestige into more permanent victory points and opens provinces up to re-election
This card uses the law courts to steal prestige from your political rivals
this is the most common card you will play. it lets you win prestige by commanding Rome's legions and conquering new territory
these cards don't just let you do Actions - they create a space for you to do deals.
because This game is all about dealmaking:
Raised spare legions through tax? trade them for Political influence.
Trade that influence for votes in the Governor elections...
Or use it to pay someone not to take you to court.
or maybe you keep those legions till the proconsul phase, when you can get a better deal by trading them to a general who really needs them.
Anything is possible and everything is negotiable in this game about backroom deals in the smoke-filled streets of rome
Once a card is fully conquered, you can 'romanise' it, using the procurator action
to flip the card
A romanised card gives its governors more versatile and powerful options when taxing the province
2 *
=
1 legion
or
1 Prestige
or
1 meople
gain the Princeps card in the final Eras of the game, to make truly game-changing plays
The leader of the game can declare himself Emperor
Other players can attempt to bring him down through assassination or civil war
or you can use your popularity to whip up mobs that attack a political rival's supporters
use daggers & diplomacy
to beat your rivals in ancient Rome
and conquer an empire while you're doing it