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Roma (game)

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Roma is a strategy board game set in the ancient Mediterranean world, published in 1986 by International Team. Players command land and naval forces representing rival powers contesting control of the Mediterranean, using a combination of military strength and diplomacy to expand their influence across the map. The game offers an optional simultaneous movement system, letting all players plan and reveal their moves at the same time rather than strictly alternating turns, a mechanic intended to speed play and reduce the advantage of moving last. Its combination of land and sea units and diplomatic dealing places it among the ancient-Mediterranean strategy games published during the 1980s hobby board game boom, though the English-language Wikipedia article covering the title remains brief, functioning largely as a stub with limited further detail confirmed about its full rules or components.

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Game Type (category)
Strategy Game 1
Origin Year
1986 1
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1. Roma (game) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, game description
    A strategic board game set in the ancient Mediterranean
  • Lead, publication date
    Year: 1986
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