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Rome in Crisis
Family Night Choice

Rome in Crisis

Designed by Rick Heli

Published by Up & Away Games, (Web published)

Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach

Players

2-4

Community Snapshot

Best with 4
Medium complexity
~60 min
7.3 on BGG (5)

Categories

Ancient
Set in ancient civilizations — Rome, Greece, Egypt, or other pre-medieval eras.
Card Game
Cards are the primary component — may involve hand management, drafting, or deck building.
Print & Play
Download and print at home — accessible DIY gaming.

Rated 0.0 by the community, Rome in Crisis brings hand management to 4 players in about ~60 min.

How It Plays

Auction / Bidding

Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

Variable Player Powers

Each player has unique abilities that make their experience different — finding the best way to use yours is half the fun.

About This Game

5 years. Each player controls a number of imperial candidates whom they try to push to the top position to gain honor and prestige by solving some of Rome's many crises -- invasions by Goths, Persians and Palymrans plus the incessant demands of the populace -- before quickly yielding to the next emperor. In a system reminiscent of King's Breakfast, players draft influence cards which they may later deploy to help them win top jobs in the empire or secretly use against opponents to make existing crises more difficult to handle.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Play Time

60 min

Complexity

2.7 / 5

Rating

7.3

Year

2013

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