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FORVM: Trade Empires of Rome

Who will establish the richest trade empire of ancient Rome? Who will be the next Consul?

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60-90
3-4
12+

Description

In FORVM, players compete to become the most prestigious Roman by having their agents engage in trade in markets across the Roman Empire. In each turn, agents are set out one step at a time across the network of markets to establish horrea (warehouses), negotiate alliances or break them apart, establish a presence in a region or prevent another player from accessing it.

Trade functions through every market where a player has established a warehouse. The further from Rome, the higher the transport and information costs and the lower the profit. But agents who are connected back to Rome are better informed, and so can get a better return. Fortunes can be made by creating continuous trade routes accessing the wealth of the edges of Empire and the Barbaricum beyond!

Money is not the only way for a player to grow in prestige; a combination of clever board control and alliances and benefactions allow a player to move up the cursus honorum (prestige ladder) to become Consul! But fate will always play a role, and can upset the most intricate of plans.

SHIPPING: please note that shipping outside the US is expensive but the fee is significantly reduced when purchasing up to 5 copies. We also recommend opting for priority shipping, which will be trackable outside the US in case customs are due.

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Publish Date November 12, 2018
Edition Beta
Department Games
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Why buy this?

  • Be transported to Ancient Rome
  • Establish a trade empire
  • Become the most powerful person in Rome

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