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1990 Ranked #21,773

Römer

Play suited cards to win tricks and manage timing.

Ancient Card Game Trick-taking Ancient: Rome

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.8/5

Rating

5.45

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A fairly complex trick-taking card game in which players attempt to assemble a high-value team of horses to pull their chariots. Players pick a personal trump color, and one card of this color serves as their chariot.

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A fairly complex trick-taking card game in which players attempt to assemble a high-value team of horses to pull their chariots. Players pick a personal trump color, and one card of this color serves as their chariot. Up to six other cards - or "horses" - may be added to the pile formed by the chariot, and all will score according to values on the cards. Bonuses are received if the horses are of the trump color selected by the player, but placing trump cards into the chariot can be dangerous, as players are penalized if their trump suit is played and they do not follow suit. Each turn, a player may begin a trick or place a card from his hand onto his chariot pile.

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2

Mechanism

1

Family

1

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Rudolf Ross

Publishers

1
Hexagames (I)

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