Thoughts from The Yellow Meeple:- Dice Settlers.The Game Shelf Reviews:- Treasure Island.Amy's Top Ten Board Games (2018 Edition).Romanes Eunt Domus:- Pandemic Fall of Rome.Thoughts from the Yellow Meeple:- Pandemic Fall of.It is available at your friendly local game store for an RRP of £46.99 or can be picked up at. Pandemic Fall of Rome was a review copy provided by Asmodee UK. It is a little more complicated, but for the gamer in your life Pandemic Fall of Rome is the superior version of the game. Would I recommend this or the original? Certainly Fall of Rome shows the advantages of the 10 years between the two, the art design and game design have both improved in that time. In particular the new events and the option to win by killing all the barbarians you aren't allied with create a more dramatic game with desperate last gambits to push barbarians back where they came from. Some of the new mechanics could feel a touch clunky (such as where barbarians could invade), but in general I approved of the changes. Sure this one has dice rolling and a military theme, but if you don't like Pandemic then Pandemic Fall of Rome won't change your mind. Overall, Pandemic Fall of Rome is a great version of Pandemic, but it does simply feel like just another Pandemic.
If they won't join you, beat em' as the saying goes. The addition of eradication as an end game trigger is also welcome, no-longer can you reach a point where there aren't enough cards to cure the last disease. I really enjoy the unique player powers, each difference is major, while everyone can do everything to some extent there are some characters who really shouldn't be fighting if there is another choice etc. This, combined with cross-board travel being harder, makes you weigh each decision that bit more carefully. There is certainly a bigger emphasis on pushing your luck this time round with the dice rolling and hazardous events. The basic formula shines through even with the new twists added. Pandemic Fall of Rome definitely feels like a Pandemic game. Though there are some crossovers where you might consider placing fort and some troops.
The game board, armies of barbarians advance on Rome via different routes. Legions also serve as a defence mechanism, preventing barbarian cubes being placed in their city, though legions die when then do this, so you have to keep your defensive line well maintained. Should you ever run out of legions then you'll need to return to/construct a fort to recruit new soldiers from. When trying to defeat barbarians you roll 1 die per legion with you (up to 3), each die can vary from 2 dead barbarians to a dead legion with no barbarians killed. Instead of being able to simply remove cubes, you'll need to bring legions with you. However while the grand picture may be similar, the details are all very different. Pandemic Fall of Rome follows the common Pandemic playstyle: There are 5 colours of cubes, and should you collect enough player cards in their colour then you can ally with that colour, which lowers, though doesn't remove, their threat. While you could, in theory, kill all the barbarians, life can become a lot easier if you manage to form an alliance with at lease some of them, allowing you to recruit their troops into your legions, even if it doesn't stop them trying to sack Rome. Pandemic Fall of Rome is a 1-5 player cooperative game where you take control of Roman leaders and attempt to rally your armies to defend against the raging barbarians before Rome can be overrun.
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