Rome In A Day

The Roman Empire has fallen, but with this tragedy comes a great opportunity! Work with other players to divide and claim the lands and buildings of the fallen empire. Larger sets of lands increase your territories but smaller sets come with gems that make you richer. Each round you’ll choose how to divide your lands into sets, and you’ll claim sets from adjacent players to improve your empire. But pay attention, because adjacent players will also claim territories from you and only the most cunning player will be remembered as the victor. Make deals with a highly interactive ”I split, you choose” mechanic, with ”Kingdomino meets Akropolis” style scoring.

The once thriving Roman Empire fell apart. Who can resist the temptation to claim some of the lands for themselves? Do you prefer vineyards or quarries? Or maybe you want a little bit of everything with some olive groves and an oil mill on top? All you need is to make a good trade: offer a beautiful antique theater in exchange or add a few precious diamonds… Divide and swap lands, outguess and bribe your opponents! Create a prosperous domain from the lots of Rome!

Rome in a day is a simple strategy game based on the original ”cut-and-choose” mechanic that will win the hearts of aspiring conquerors of all ages.

Before the start, all players are dealt with their personal set of buildings with the card of buildings, a pile of lands tiles (there are 5 types - fields, city, olive gardens etc), gems/cristals, choice cards of smaller and bigger lands, reminder cards and screens.

The game is played in 4 turns.

During each turn, players take top 5 tiles of lands and place them in front of themselves. Then they take 2 top buildings from the building card and place them on the 2 lands from the left.

Next, players take their screens and start divivding those 5 pieces of lands into 2 groups - a bigger and a smaller ones. In any ratio they want (3\2, 1\4 even 5\0). And add 1 crystal to the smaller land.

When everyone is ready, the exchange begins.
Players put the screens down allowing other players to see and choose a land that they have made.

Note: at the first turn players choose the lands from a neighbour from the left, at 2nd - from the right, and then again left and finally right. For the max interaction

When selection is made, players put a choice card reflecting their decidion of lands.

Then, players take the chosen lands from the neighbour from the left and join them to the remaining piece of their own.

Turn by turn, they build their domains, taking the most suitable lands to make their so-called new empire more profitable.

How to gain points?
For every kind of terrain with the corresponding building placed on it or next to it. Then the number of lands multiply with the number of buildings for EACH type of lands.
The crystals gained for choosing smaller lands also bring points - 3 points for each crystal.

The player with the most points wins the game.

AWARDS & HONORS:
2023 Geek Media Awards Best Russian Development Winner.

COMPONENTS:
Cardboard:
100 Land hex tiles (20x each green Olive Groves, purple Vineyards, yellow Fields, gray Quarries, red Town Quarters).

Cardstock:
5 Player screens (1 each player color - blue, red, orange, green, gray)
20 cards (55x86mm):
• 10 Choice cards (5x “Small”, 5x “Large” choice)
• 5 Reminder cards (for passing direction)
• 5 Building player aid cards

1 Score Pad

Wood:
40 Buildings (8x each green Oil Mills, purple Wineries, yellow Grain Mills, gray Stone Workshops, red Antique Theaters)

Plastic:
20 Gems (translucent light blue)

Rules fold-out (6 p.).

2-5

5060756410459

Alley Cat Games

30

2023

8+

2024-06-04 15:00:09

~$20.99

2025-09-26

2024-06-04 15:00:09