Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-4
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
Complexity
2.8/5
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Description
A cyberpunk Rome sandbox where players roam the streets completing quests and facing dice challenges to rule the underworld
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Video PUzsNTjJEJ0
BoardGameCo Preview at 0:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 42993 · mention_pk 130805
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fast-paced and straightforward action economy that helps reduce analysis paralysis
- Strong thematic flavor with intertwined storyline cards and flavor text
- Robust gadget/cards economy with upgrade pathways and dice mitigation
- Combat system offers varied styles and tactical depth
- Endgame race creates clear, urgent competitive tension
- Drones (licers) and spatial layout add dynamic tension and interaction
- Spaceship and lock-token mechanics create strategic blocking and tempo shifts
Cons
- Prototype copy and rules/components subject to change; some details may shift before release
- Dice-driven checks can be punishing (shackles) if checks fail, increasing pressure on players
- Perceived complexity may be intimidating for new players despite the streamlined core loop
- Endgame outcomes can be volatile depending on token placement and opponent actions
Thematic elements
- Cyberpunk espionage and city-control in a roman landscape; personal and storyline-driven objectives driving participation
- Old-world Rome reimagined with modern/futuristic technology and alien-derived tech, creating a retro-futuristic cyberpunk Rome.
- Structured storyline objectives with both shared storyline cards and per-player objectives; flavor text provides lore for each task
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- blessings — Blessings are power-ups aligned to a location or token; they modify dice, provide discounts, or grant extra moves, but must be used thoughtfully as they are limited.
- Combat: Dice — Drones (licers) act as moving obstacles; combat is resolved with a tactical dice system that includes different styles (consecutive dice, evens, etc.) and defender advantages.
- Endgame trigger via eight objectives — The round in which a player places their eighth objective token ends the game; leads to an urgent race as others finish their own objectives.
- Gadget cards — Players collect and play gadget cards to modify checks, roll additional dice, or gain other per-turn benefits; upgrading and stacking with blessings expands use.
- Licer drones and combat — Drones (licers) act as moving obstacles; combat is resolved with a tactical dice system that includes different styles (consecutive dice, evens, etc.) and defender advantages.
- Multi-Use Cards — Players collect and play gadget cards to modify checks, roll additional dice, or gain other per-turn benefits; upgrading and stacking with blessings expands use.
- Presence tokens / income — Presence tokens provide income and unlock upgrades or gadgets; players place tokens to claim rewards or initiate certain actions.
- Shackles (penalties on failure) — Failure to meet a check can impose shackles, reducing future dice; this creates a mounting risk that must be mitigated through upgrades and gadgets.
- Spaceship cards and lock tokens — Taking spaceship actions locks a pile, preventing reuse of the same pile; tokens on the wheel grant additional action options but also increase risk (licers spawn).
- Storyline objective cards — Storyline cards guide personal and shared objectives; stage-based tasks (1, 3, and 2) unlock new risks and rewards when completed.
- Two-action per turn choice — Players choose from two available actions per turn, with a third potential action unlocked via blessings or upgrades; available actions are removed after use, increasing strategic pressure.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Cyberpunk Streets of Rome is going to be a competitive game where players are maneuvering around Rome, but it's not as you might know it.
- This is a sponsored preview and this is also a prototype copy in front of me.
- The first player to place out eight of their objectives is going to trigger endame.
- There is a lot of story for you to be going through as well because you are going through these different storyline objectives.
- Overall, Cyberpunk Streets of Rome is going to be very straightforward where the general pace of play is pretty quick.
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Video DQbCVmt0q60
Meeple University Rules Teach at 0:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rich blend of story and variable objectives offering multiple paths to triumph
- Cooperative twin-figure mechanic (character + cyber drone) with integrated synergy
- Dice-challenge system supported by gadgets and spaceships for strategic depth
- Modular setup with temples, upgrade hubs, and task decks enabling varied play
- Combat system with multiple objectives and gadget interactions adds tension
- Prototype video acknowledges ongoing development and invites feedback
Cons
- Complex and lengthy setup with many components to organize
- High learning curve due to many interacting systems (divine favors, tokens, decks, licts)
- Shackles and lictors can slow progress and punish mistakes
- Prototype status noted; final production elements may differ
Thematic elements
- gangs vying for power in a tech-forward Rome with drones and empires
- Cyberpunk reimagining of ancient Rome
- story-driven progression with storyline and variable objectives
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Combat — dice-based combat between attacker and defender with selectable combat objectives; gadgets can modify dice; lictors may intervene.
- Combat: Dice — dice-based combat between attacker and defender with selectable combat objectives; gadgets can modify dice; lictors may intervene.
- divine_favor — a four-slot wheel where players move a cube to activate a divine favor; only one active at a time with passive effects.
- gadgets — gadget cards modify dice, allowing manipulation of die results during tasks and combat.
- interaction_token — place tokens to take main actions on the wheel or gain income; tokens cycle back over time, creating timetabled availability.
- Movement — move characters, drones, or licters with different base ranges; movement can be boosted by divine favors and costs coins for extra steps.
- Movement Points — move characters, drones, or licters with different base ranges; movement can be boosted by divine favors and costs coins for extra steps.
- Multi-Use Cards — collect spaceships and gadgets; spaceships enable optional extra actions and card play; a lock mechanic gates access to certain ships.
- spaceship_cards — collect spaceships and gadgets; spaceships enable optional extra actions and card play; a lock mechanic gates access to certain ships.
- structures_and_presence — temples and upgrade hubs regulate access; visiting temples grants blessings; upgrades increase skill dice and unlocks
- tasks_and_triumph — stage-based tasks (story and variable) grant triumph; completing story stages yields narrative progress and bonuses; race ends when eight triumphs are reached.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Tyber Punk Streets of Rome is a game of character building, adventuring, and ultimately trying to complete tasks to gain triumph.
- Triumph is what you need to win the game.
- To win the game, you want to be the first player to clear all eight of the triumph tokens from your board.
- There are two types of objective, story line and variable.
- Blue task is a hacking task and it can only be completed by the drone.
- You won't be able to use a spaceship card on your first turn because you don't have any spaceship cards yet.
- Spaceships can make you very efficient because they let you take multiple actions on the same turn.
- Prototype version of the game, so things are not final.
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Video kSWVM6fRu6k
The Dice Tower Discussion at 24:34 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 33220 · mention_pk 98652
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- strong thematic hook and striking visuals
- potential for a crossover appeal between sports-card and board-game fans
Cons
- looks highly abstract and possibly rules-intensive
- funding status uncertain in discussion
Thematic elements
- technological anachronism and dystopian urban landscape
- Rome circa 59 AD with anachronistic cyberpunk tech
- nostalgic sci-fi/metropolis flavor with old-school vibes
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- sports-like governance of rules — commentary on rules structure and expansion potential
- trading card game flavor in a board game — abstract, team-based or four-player format with card-driven actions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a deck building game and all the different decks are asymmetrical.
- you’re buying cards and putting them in your deck, just like you would do normally
- it’s kind of a mix between a deck building game and a tactical war game
- Extraction is a top shelf cooperative board game
- This is Labyrinth Chronicles from Awaken Realms. This is a funky one from them.
- Cyberpunk Streets of Rome. I think that this wins the theme of the week.
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