{"product_id":"the-great-city-of-rome","title":"The Great City of Rome","description":"\u003carticle class=\"productView-description productView\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"productView-description productView\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabs-contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content is-active\" id=\"tab-description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed panel-expandable expandable full\" gk-expandable-geekitem=\"description\" expandable-height=\"300px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\" ng-style=\"{maxHeight:expandablectrl.maxHeight}\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"productView-description productView\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabs-contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content is-active\" id=\"tab-description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed panel-expandable expandable full\" gk-expandable-geekitem=\"description\" expandable-height=\"300px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\" ng-style=\"{maxHeight:expandablectrl.maxHeight}\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo rebuild the Eternal City, the Roman Emperor summoned the most talented builders of antiquity. Each of them is trying to draft the best city — but talent is not enough. Only those who know how to please the Emperor, cleverly exert their influence, and invest at the right time will succeed in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCity of Rome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn more detail, the game lasts fourteen rounds, and in each round, players draft one of the building cards in play and add it to their hand. The drafting order depends on how closely you stand to the emperor. At the start of a round, you reveal a new \"action strip\" that has three bricks and two cogs in some order, then players take turns placing their figure on one of these five spaces; the closer you are to the emperor, the earlier you draft, but the fewer resources (bricks and cogs) you receive. (With only two players in the game, each player places two figures on the action strip and takes two complete turns each round.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter drafting, you can take one\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebuild\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaction and one\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eproduce\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaction. To build, you must pay the cost in bricks — paying two coins for each missing brick — then place the card you're building adjacent to another card of yours already in play. You start with two building cards in play, so you'll have at most sixteen cards at game's end. These cards must fit in a 4x4 square, so plan carefully since you'll want to place some buildings next to other ones to earn the most points and to get the most out of a produce action. Some buildings give you a special action or influence tokens when you build them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo produce, you must have two cogs — paying one coin for each missing cog — then use the production action of each building in your city once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery few rounds, an influence card is revealed, and whoever has the most influence tokens at the end of that round collects the card, then discards their tokens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of fourteen rounds, players score points for their residential buildings, temples, aqueducts, coins, and influence cards and tokens. whoever has the most points wins!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row col-xl-middle-border fs-responsive-sm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-6 col-xl-5\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm-6 col-xl-5\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e 2 - 4 Players  |  60 Minutes  |  Ages 10+\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Z-Man Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13140887765015,"sku":"ZMGZA001","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2003\/4581\/products\/Great_City.png?v=1547753628","url":"https:\/\/thirstymeeples.co.uk\/products\/the-great-city-of-rome","provider":"Thirsty Meeples","version":"1.0","type":"link"}