Republic of Rome

Game Details

Publishers
- Avalon Hill
Year
1990
Authors
- Richard Berthold
- Don Greenwood
- Robert Hains
Links

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Owner
Dieter Baron
Players
1–6
Playtime
—
Categories
- Negotiation
Components
- rules
- board
- counter
- cards (3)
- charts

Description

Republic of Rome is a multi-player, diplomacy game set in ancient Rome which spans more than 200 years of the republic from the Punic Wars to the assassination of Julius Caesar and the onset of the Empire. Three to six players vie to control the Senate while also cooperating for the good of the state against Rome's enemies. It is this constant balancing act between personal advancement and the welfare of the state that sets Republic of Rome apart from ordinary games. If the players allow their personal goals to interfere too heavily with the republic's best interests, the people may revolt or the state may fall to foreign conquest and all players will be put to the sword. Not since Kingmaker and Civilization have so many innovative concepts appeared in a multi-player boardgame.