Where Greece inspired, Rome built.
Its roads united continents. Its laws shaped an empire. Its symbols outlived the men who carried them.
He did not obey out of fear.
He obeyed because duty stood above himself.
Rome endured not only through the strength of its legions, but through the discipline of those who swore to serve it.
Guarded to the death by every legion.
The eagle was not a standard.
It was Rome.
THE GAME
Destiny is not chosen.It is fulfilled.
Each player receives a FATUM card that determines where their Destiny begins. From that point, they must complete all five categories once, following the order established by the cycle.
Each turn, a card presents a choice: use it to fulfil the next duty, or sacrifice immediate progress to activate its tactical ability.
CYCLE
48 CARDS · 22 DESIGNS · 5 CATEGORIES
10 CARDS
Look at the top 3 cards of the deck and return them in any order.
Altar
×2
Augur
×2
Augural bird
×2
Brazier
×2
Lituus
×2
10 CARDS
Remains active and cancels the next VIS played against you.
Shield
×3
Eagle Standard
×1
SPECIALLorica segmentata
×3
Roman papilio
×3
8 CARDS
Exchange this LEX for 1 visible card in the Forum. The LEX remains there.
Basilica
×3
Caesar
×1
SPECIALFasces
×3
Pompey
×1
SPECIAL10 CARDS
Sacrifice PIETAS and another non-LEX card from your hand. Look at the top 3 cards of the deck, keep 2 and place the third on the bottom.
Capite velato
×2
Lar
×2
Aeneas carrying Anchises
×2
Oil lamp
×2
Ceremonial patera
×2
10 CARDS
Randomly replaces 1 card from an opponent's hand.
Colosseum
×1
SPECIALCrossed gladii
×3
Lion
×3
Mars
×3
Four cards can exceptionally break the ordinary rules of their category. Each special event can occur at most once per game.
DISCIPLINA
Remove the Eagle Standard from the game. Play up to two cards from your hand, one after the other. At most one of them may be used to fulfil a duty; the other must use its ability. Do not replenish your hand between the two plays. Replenish normally afterwards.
ClarificationAQUILA can never fulfil more than one duty during its event.
LEX
If Caesar activates his event while Pompey is placed as a completed LEX duty by an opponent, Pompey is removed from the game and no longer counts as a completed duty. Caesar is placed on the bottom of the deck.
Pompey works in exactly the same way against Caesar.
The affected player must fulfil LEX again before continuing their Destiny.
VIS
Remove the Colosseum from the game. All players return the cards in their hands. Add them to the deck and shuffle. Then each player receives 3 new cards. The Forum remains unchanged.
DISCIPLINA does not protect against MUNERA because it is a collective event.
A special card may still be used normally to fulfil a duty or activate its category's ordinary ability.
If used to trigger its special event, follow the rules in its description.
If a special card becomes a player's initial FATUM card, its special event cannot occur during that game.
FATUM takes only a few minutes to learn, but every game opens new ways to fulfil Destiny.
Read the complete rules online or download the manual to keep it.
