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Alea Iacta Est (2009)
2–5 players · 60 min · age 9+ · ★ 6.6 on BGG
- Players
- 2–5
- Play time
- 60 min
- Age
- 9+
- Complexity
- Medium-light
- BGG rating
- 6.6/10
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About Alea Iacta Est
Alea Iacta Est is Latin for "The Die is Cast". Players take on the role of Caesar and compete for the most prestige points. This happens by clever placement of his/her eight dice, which are placed on five different buildings. At the Castrum (barracks), new provinces can be conquered, while patricians can be recruited at the Forum Romanum to be sent to those provinces. At the Senatus, cards can be won for bonuses that will be kept secret until the end of the game. Th…
Mechanics: Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Worker Placement, Worker Placement with Dice Workers · Designer: Jeffrey D. Allers, Bernd Eisenstein