Availability : 30th of october
The Mediterranean Sea in ancient times.
Over centuries empires in the Mediterranean Seas invested in expansion of their territory, mostly peacefull by merchants and not by soldiers. There have been immense opportunities to build trading powers in the rich and fertile regions all over the Mediterranean Sea. But the moment will come when the greed for more power and wealth can only be stopped by another powerful empire at the frontiers of yours that has ambitions and plans of their own. Players will have to decide to send armies or diplomats to regions far away from their capitol to declare war or keep the peace.
The game series “History of the Ancient Seas” is the ultimate journey through these exciting times. Build new fleets in your city to explore unknown lands, conquer islands and build your own great empire.
In MARE NOSTRUM, the third and final instalment in the “History of the Ancient Seas” game series, you will lead one of the great Empire: The Roman Empire, the Mighty Seafarers of Carthage, the Greek City States, Egypt or Persia.
Your goal is to become the leading empire in the Mediterranean Sea. To achieve this, you will need to build armies and fleets to increase your military might, expand trade routes, conquer islands and provinces, develop your military skills, economic efficiency and culture, while always keeping an eye on the wealth, happiness and stability of your people.
The game is played in highly interactive micro-impulses. The heart of the game system is the action cycle: The players choose one of the eight possible actions. Actions chosen by a player can’t be chosen subsequently by the next player. The number of possible actions is limited each turn.
War or peace: That is your decision! You can expand your empire by leading your people to war! But war is costly and the outcome is uncertain. You can lead your empire to the golden age of civilization by keeping the peace and bringing stability and wealth to your people without following the path of war. Offer terms to aggressive enemies to distract or delay them, but always be prepared to defend your empire.
You will move your 3D wooden playing pieces (representing fleets and legions) across the beautifully illustrated map from the Hellenistic main land and islands to the shores of Persia in the east and the northern part of the mighty empire of the Pharaons to expand your trade network and increase your trading status. The Romans and the sons of Carthage will try to conquer first Iberia.
The playing surface is huge 44 by 34 inches. The map reaches from the Iberic half island in the west to the Anatolian mountains in the east and Gallia in the north to the Nile Delta in the south.
MARE NOSTRUM is a five player game. New in this chapter of the game series is that each power has unique properties that players must use wisely to achieve advantage over their opponents
Which god will help their people the most in the struggle of dominancy in the Mediterranean Seas?
Game Contents
- Two 60 x 84 cm Mounted Maps
- 457 wooden Playing Pieces
- 3 punched Boards featuring Talent Coins and Army / Fleet Markers
- Stands for the Army and Fleet Markers
- 5 Player Sheets for tracking your troops and income
- 2 Play Aids featuring the Development Chart & Ressources Tracking
- 1 Rules Manual
