Pax Romana

Description

--- **Pax Romana: Battle for the Provinces** is an asymmetric narrative module for Catan-like games, overlaying Roman Republic intrigue with factions, diplomacy, and conquest in 201 B.C. Key mechanics include: - *Faction System* Players split into Romans (expansion-focused) and Barbarians (infiltration and destabilization), with unique starting areas, win conditions, and goals. - *Secret Objectives* Unique character cards provide personal missions and backstories, granting extra victory points. - *Province Control* Majority settlements in provinces unlock bonuses and additional points. - *Conquest Mechanics* Conquer opponents' villages/cities via roads, military costs, and dice rolls for risky expansion. - *Event Deck* 60 cards drive narrative, impacting resources, conflicts, and politics. - *Diplomat Mechanic* Robber becomes Diplomat, doubling resource production instead of blocking. - *Modified Win Conditions* Faction-specific triggers beyond standard victory points, like region control. Pax Romana: Battle for the Provinces is an independent narrative overlay module for tile-based games like Catan, transforming the board into the Roman Republic and provinces circa 201 B.C. Players divide into Romans and Barbarians factions with asymmetric goals—territorial expansion versus infiltration—enhanced by secret character objectives, province majority control for bonuses, dice-based conquests requiring roads and military costs, a dynamic 60-card event deck influencing production and conflicts, a Diplomat replacing the Robber to boost resources, and modified win conditions including faction triggers. It blends thematic storytelling, diplomacy, area control, and tile-placement for immersive, strategic play with historical flavor; requires a compatible base game and is unaffiliated with Catan publishers. ---