Publisher PSC Games Expands the World of Rome & Roll With the Upcoming Gladiators Expansion

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Update: The crowdfunding campaign for Rome & Roll: Gladiators goes live on Kickstarter January 19th.

Rome & Roll, the 1 - 4 player “heavy roll-and-write” board game designed by authors Dávid Turczi and Nick Shaw, is getting its first expansion called Gladiators. Like any expansion worthy of its salt, Gladiators introduces several news game elements designed to enrich the experience of crafting your own Roman empire with the power of the gods and custom dice:

“While Rome is being rebuilt, the public demands entertainment! Emperor Nero wants you to sponsor games in the Colosseum, where gladiators will engage in thrilling battles for the enjoyment of the crowds. It's up to you to build ludi, where gladiators can be trained in one of the two competing schools, and arenas, where they can practice. You'll then assign the gladiators to the Colosseum to fight! All the excitement has also brought forth new advisors who offer enticing rewards for those who dare to bribe them...

The Rome & Roll: Gladiators expansion introduces a new Colosseum sideboard, gladiator dice, new shared advisors, a neutral foreman, and new blueprints, God's Favour, and Nero's Bonus cards. Gladiators also adds a fifth asymmetric character class — the Rudiarius, a retired gladiator who has earned their freedom. A veteran of the Colosseum, the Rudiarius can call in favors with his old masters to get ahead.”

At the time of writing publisher PSC Games has not made any official statement regarding a potential release date for the Rome & Roll: Gladiators expansion.

Source: Board Game Geek