All roads lead to Rome. Welcome to the ancient city, where the old order has vanished, and those in charge live like cats and dogs. This is all thanks to Consul the Cat and Caesar the Dog, who have been at each other's throats for ages (sorry, Consul). Their methods of fighting for power have really gone to the dogs (apologies, Caesar). Who will take the bone, I mean, baton, and restore order in the city of seven hills? The dice have been cast, and there can only be one winner!
Caesar: The Dice Have Been Cast is a dice game with a push-your-luck mechanic. You don't need much space to play it - just enough to roll the dice. It works well not only on a home table, bar, or carpet but also on the go. Its simple rules make it easy to attract non-board gamers, and its language independence helps bring together a multilingual group.
What it develops:
- Competition
- Strategy
- Concentration
Main advantages:
- A game by top board game designer Reiner Knizia
- Illustrated by Tomasz Kaczkowski, a well-known Polish comic artist
- Simple gameplay rules
- Language-independent game
Quick rule summary:
- Take 5 dice and roll them up to 3 times.
- Calculate your score: the sum of the Roman numerals × the number of senator icons.
- If your score is higher than the previous player's, you become the New Consul.
- The Consul always receives as many coins from other players as the number of senators they rolled.
- After 5 rounds, the player with the highest score wins.