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Viae: Roads Of Rome

VIAE is a strategic and competitive Area-Control Board Game set during the rise of the Roman Empire?. As Tribunes, you conquer the world for the glory of Rome. Build roads, smite your enemies and gain influence in the Senate. But watch your back, your fellow Tribunes will aim to...

Players

2-5

Time

90-180

Age

10+

Weight

2.67

Rating

7.76

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Moderate interaction with a good balance of direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's strategies and turns frequently, but there is not a heavy emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.9

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.7

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate interaction with a good balance of direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to each other's strategies and turns frequently, but there is not a heavy emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

viae: roads of rome offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. The game scales well with different player counts and has a moderate learning curve. Overall, it provides a solid replayability experience.

Luck profile

Viae: Roads of Rome has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have minimal impact on the game outcome, as players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role. This makes Viae: Roads of Rome a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

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VIAE is a strategic and competitive Area-Control Board Game set during the rise of the Roman Empire?. As Tribunes, you conquer the world for the glory of Rome. Build roads, smite your enemies and gain influence in the Senate. But watch your back, your fellow Tribunes will aim to disrupt your goals. In VIAE you build roads, conquer cities and disrupt others to become the first to achieve their goals. The goal of the game is to be the player with the most influence at the end of the game. As soon as a player completes two Mandatum, the game ends. Mandatum give you bonus influence at the end of the game. You can gain influence in different ways, the most common being conquering cities. Influence is a resource you can use to play Deceptio cards that manipulate the game state. —description from the designer

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Designers

1
Dom Atlas

Artists

1
Ivan Reber

Publishers

1
(Self-Published)

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