Vendor: Mayfair Games
Type: Board Games
Price:
59.54
Vendor: Mayfair Games
Type: Board Games
Price:
29.95
Designer |
Michael Rieneck Stefan Stadler |
Publisher | Mayfair Games |
Players | 2-6 |
Playtime | 120 mins |
Suggested Age | 12 and up |
Expands | The Pillars of the Earth |
Note: This is not a standalone product and you'll need the base game The Pillars of the Earth to play.
With this expansion, new elements of the novel come into the play. The players can put mercenaries for the crusades at the disposal of the king, send their building masters to Toledo, or take over the office of the tax collector. And with the enclosed material, the game can be played with a fifth or sixth player.
Vendor: The Game Master BV
Type: Board Games
Price:
28.95
Designer |
Michael Rieneck Stefan Stadler |
Publisher | The Game Master BV |
Players | 2-4 |
Playtime | 60 mins |
Suggested Age | 10 and up |
Fortuna is situated in the Roman Empire, during Caesar's reign.
The players are ambitious Romans striving for influence in the Roman Empire. While striving for power, happiness and wealth, they leave their own village and travel towards the City of Rome. The road to Rome is long and there are many ways to reach your life purpose. As a hardworking farmer you can work the land and grow large quantities of grain and wine. A clever farmer irrigates the land to improve the yield of his harvest. Trading your harvested goods for the best price may bring you the means to move up the ladder of the Roman hierarchy. When will you decide to move on and buy yourself an army of Centurions? Or will you choose the sacred way of Religion and serve the ruthless Roman Gods? Along the way, you will have the opportunity to find happiness and wealth in marriage. Will you take this chance to become happy or not? If you contribute well to the Roman Empire, you will grow in the favor of the Emperor and move further to Rome. Will the citizens of Rome welcome you jubilantly?
Coming nearer to Rome and the Emperor's Palace the tension in the game becomes higher. Which of the players has contributed most to the Empire? And which of the players has saved the city in times of crisis? Just when water and food supplies become exhausted or Centurions are needed to protect Rome against a hostile invasion, only the most prestigious Romans show their courage and value. The Emperor will reward this Roman with golden Fortuna coins, and the deeper the crisis, the richer the reward. When a player has reached the centre of Rome, only the player who has done most for the Emperor and the People of Rome will become Victorious.
Make sure to be in the City of Rome so you are able to take that triumphal march to Victory!
How to win the game?
The player with the highest number of Victory Points at the end of the game wins. The game ends when one player gets to the Center of Rome (the Palace of the Emperor), than this final round is completed. Scoring in the game is partly based on the number of steps you have made towards Rome = each step is one VP. The other Victory Points are scored by collecting the right combination of privilege cards and resources. The VP scored with the privately held privilege cards stays a secret till the end of the game when the total scoring is revealed.
Vendor: Rio Grande Games
Type: Board Games
Price:
54.95
Designer |
Michael Rieneck Stefan Stadler |
Publisher | Rio Grande Games |
Players | 2-5 |
Playtime | 120 mins |
Suggested Age | 12 and up |
Expands | Cuba |
Vendor: Rio Grande Games
Type: Board Games
Price:
55.95
Designer |
Michael Rieneck Stefan Stadler |
Publisher | Rio Grande Games |
Players | 2-5 |
Playtime | 120 mins |
Suggested Age | 10 and up |
Honors | |
Expansion | Cuba: El Presidente |
Cuba prior to the revolution: Under turbulent circumstances, the villages of the island strive for independent wealth and influence. Who can buy and sell his products and goods on the domestic market profitably or take in the most on the trading ships? Who can send the right delegate to parliament in order to influence the government legislative process, or erect distilleries, hotels and banks at the right moment to the benefit of his village?
Whoever has accumulated the most victory points in Cuba by the end of the game wins. Players earn victory points by shipping merchandise from the harbor, but also by erecting and using buildings, and by abiding by the law.