Caesar & Cleopatra

Description

"Caesar and Cleopatra" is a strategic two-player card-laying game focused on influencing Roman officials to control Egypt's fate through clever agent deployment and interference. Key mechanics include: - *Agent placement* Players play numbered cards (1-5) face-down (fewer agents) or face-up (more agents) to build influence in one of five official groups: Aediles, Quaestors, Senators, Pretorians, Censors. - *Action cards* Includes Assassins to eliminate opposing agents and Scouts to reveal face-down agents. - *Hand management* Players choose to refill from agent or action deck; empty decks cut off access permanently. - *Voting resolution* After each turn, a voting stack card reveals a group; the player with most influence wins an official and removes their strongest agent. - *Scoring* Game ends when all officials are claimed; victory by total officials influenced, plus bonuses for group majorities and hidden objectives. Caesar and Cleopatra is a two-player card-laying game where players embody Caesar, seeking Roman invasion of Egypt, or Cleopatra, defending independence, by influencing five groups of Roman officials: Aediles, Quaestors, Senators, Pretorians, and Censors. On turns, players play agent cards numbered 1-5 to one group—fewer face-down for stealth or more face-up for overt strength—while using action cards like Assassins to remove rivals' agents or Scouts to expose hidden ones. Hand refills alternate between agent and action decks, but depletion ends access to that type. Post-turn, a voting stack card triggers a group's vote: the highest-influence player claims an official and discards their top agent there. The game concludes when all officials align, awarding victory to the player with the most, plus majority bonuses per group and points from simple hidden objectives.