Loosely translated from the website:
The citizens of the early Roman empire lack a substantial part of life: drinking water.
Experienced architects and their workers take up the challenge and build the monumental Roman water system: the aqueducts.
It's not always easy, since the architects need to oversee many building sites at one time. Therefore, not all water pipes can be completed.
Plan ahead such that your workers build the longest aqueducts to earn the most fame at the end.
Aqua Romana is a tile laying game for 2 to 4 players. During his turn a player can extend an aqueduct, close an aqueduct and earn points for closed aqueducts.
To extend an aqueduct, the player chooses a worker and the corresponding architect, play the corresponding tile, move the workers forward and move the architect ahead.
An aqueduct is closed when it ends at the side of the gameboard or a non-fitting neighboring tile.
A closed aqueduct yields 1 point for every tile it is long. If an aqueduct crosses a tile for the second time, it yields two points.
The game ends when no tile can be played for an entire round. Winner is the player with the most points.
- simple rules
- quick play
- visually appealing
- older design might feel dated
- Array
- Array
- civil engineering and infrastructure
- Array
- Ancient Rome, aqueduct construction
- Array
- Array
- Array
- positive
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area_scoring — points based on the aqueduct network length and arrangement
- Compound Scoring — points based on the aqueduct network length and arrangement
- tile placement — placing tiles to create and extend aqueducts
- tile_placement — placing tiles to create and extend aqueducts
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This is Samurai
- I love the drafting of this game that has this push your butt kind of feeling element
- Best game I played today is an oldie but a goodie. This is Aqua Romana from Queen Games.
- I cannot recommend this one enough if you're looking for a great two-player game.
- In this game, you are laying down tiles and you are trying to make the longest aqueduct you can.