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Game Info
Year
2018
Players
2-4
Age
12+
Playtime
120 min
Collection
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Description
Emperor Trajan plans to have a monument built for eternity: the Forum Trajanum. It is supposed to become the biggest and most glorious Emperor's forum that the Roman world has ever seen — not only in order to demonstrate his success as Princeps Optimus in an imposing manner, but also to foster the well-being and the fame of the honorable citizens of Rome.
In Forum Trajanum, each player governs a Colonia, founded by Trajan himself, and thus is the head of one of the highest-ranking cities in the entire Roman Empire. While the players try to optimally develop their own Colonia, they should not fail in supporting the Emperor's building project to the best of their abilities at the same time. The player who is most successful in doing so will — after expiry of their term of office — be admitted to the small circle of illustrious and mighty personalities surrounding the Emperor.
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Discussion at 4:35 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 65887 · mention_pk 160006
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Host really liked the personal player board aspect where players upgrade and reveal abilities.
- Enjoyed it enough to consider it.
Cons
- Theme feels very abstracted.
- Host is not super into Roman history.
- The central board play felt disconnected.
- Rules were forgettable.
- Didn't have the desire to go back to it much.
- Loses out to better games in the collection for its playtime (1.5-2 hours).
Thematic elements
- Political game, building a forum
- Roman history
Comparison games
- Castles of Burgundy
- Castles of Tuscany
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection — Implied by upgrading and revealing abilities.
- tile placement — Players upgrade by flipping tiles.
- worker placement — Players send envoys.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is where i'm going to talk about every once in a while i'm going to be getting rid of let's say probably five to ten games from my collection
- heavy or more complex games i tend to hold to a bit of a higher standard when i'm deciding what games to keep in my collection
- i have heard him say that he likes it when other people do these kind of videos and he likes hearing why people have games leaving their collection
- i really do respect the designer and the company the way they operate
- am i making any big mistakes here are there any of these games that i am going to regret later
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All You Can Board Top List at 3:13 sentiment: positive
video_pk 63013 · mention_pk 156286
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- one of the most prolonged box farts on the list
- the deep decibel level fills the room
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Ticket to Ride
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is going to be not a shock to anyone because this game ends up on the number one and number two and number three spot on pretty much every list out there
- april fools
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Getting Games Discussion at 11:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- rich, layered decisions and asymmetry
- strong thematic integration with mechanics
- engaging tile-drafting and grid-building flow
Cons
- rules can be hard to grasp on first read
- longer playtime and heavy weight may deter some players
Thematic elements
- urban planning and civil architecture
- ancient Rome; building a forum and related structures
- historical/abstract with strategic tile placement
Comparison games
- Trajan
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- pass-and-activate tile system — two tiles are passed to neighbors; you evaluate one and pass the other
- placement and adjacency scoring — placing tiles on a personal grid; adjacency and patterns influence scoring
- randomized tile drafting — tiles are drafted and revealed; players see two tiles per turn and choose which to activate
- variable end-game scoring — scoring occurs in stages across the game with changing objectives
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- the art is stunning it's got just a beautiful cover on the front
- adorable art this game is called Q Birds
- this might be the best game that I played this year
- the way all of the stuff bounces around is incredibly satisfying on a tactical and strategic level
- it's a lightweight set collection hand management style game
- this is easily the best of this trilogy
- Spring Meadow does it really well
- Underwater Cities might be the best game that I played this year
- Winner's Circle is still really good
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