The Republic of Rome

The persuader may spend Talents from his Personal Treasury to raise the Base Number and then rolls vs. 2d6; all other players may irrevocably spend Talents from their Faction Treasuries to subtract from the Base Number as counter-bribes. All Talents spent (bribes and counter-bribes) are placed into the target Senator’s Personal Treasury after the Attempt regardless of success or failure (see p.9, 1.07.412–1.07.414).

When a Senator dies all markers except a Faction Leader marker are removed, his Concessions return to the Curia and his Province (if governor) goes to the Forum; Family (black-text) cards without a Faction Leader go to Repopulating Rome (p.5, 1.05.3). A faction is only eliminated if it has no Senators left as a result of a failed Assassination; otherwise the player may draw the top Senator from the Curia to replace his leader or wait for the next Curia entry (p.5, 1.05.4).

Personal Revenue is income each Senator generates (base income plus Knights, Concessions and optional Provincial Spoils); Provincial Spoils are optional die-roll results collected by Governors (p.5, 1.06.1–1.06.13). During Redistribution (end of the Revenue Phase) players may freely move Talents between Personal Treasuries and their own Faction Treasury (except Rebels cannot transfer to non-Rebels) and may give Talents to other players (p.5, 1.06.3).

At the end of the Revenue Phase the term dial of non‑Rebel Governors is advanced and when it moves off “1” the Governor returns to Rome and the Province card goes back to the Forum; returning Corrupt Governors keep their Corrupt marker (p.6, 1.06.6).

The Censor may conduct up to two Minor or one Major Prosecution per turn; voting is for conviction and the Accused gains additional votes equal to his Influence, with Popular Appeal possible (p.12, 1.09.41–1.09.42). A successful Minor Prosecution strips 5 Popularity, 5 Influence, any Prior Consul and returns Concessions to the Forum; a successful Major Prosecution results in execution (p.13, 1.09.43–1.09.44).

The game ends in defeat for all players if at the end of a Combat Phase there are four or more Active Wars, if the People Revolt with no Rebel in play, or if the State Treasury goes bankrupt with no Rebel in play (p.2 and p.19, 1.12.3).