City Conquest

20 factions

Each team picks a faction: a group with its own story, strengths and characters.

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  Legionaries

  “For the eagle and for Rome”

  The soldiers of Rome: in tight rows, shield to shield, they marched from Scotland to Egypt. What the legions conquered, they held.

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  Senators

  “We decide, the city follows”

  The wise (and above all eloquent) gentlemen in togas who ruled Rome from the Curia. They preferred talking to running.

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  Gladiators

  “Win or leave the arena”

  The heroes of the arena: trained, hardened and the crowd at their feet. They fought to survive and became stars.

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  Vestal Virgins

  “The fire never goes out”

  The six priestesses who kept the sacred fire of Rome burning, for thirty years. Whoever met them had to give way, even a consul.

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  Praetorian Guard

  “We guard the emperor”

  The emperor's bodyguard: quick on the scene and not about to give way. Sometimes they chose the next emperor themselves.

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  Charioteers

  “Faster than the Circus Maximus”

  The Formula 1 of Rome: four horses, one bend too many and the whole Circus Maximus in the stands. Red, white, green or blue?

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  Emperors

  “All roads lead to us”

  Caesar, Augustus, Nero: they had everything, and wanted more. An emperor lets others do the work and takes the credit.

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  Merchants

  “Everything has its price”

  From the Forum to the harbour: merchants made Rome rich. Everything has a price, and they know it.

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  Master Builders

  “We build for eternity”

  They built the Pantheon, the aqueducts and the Colosseum, and it all still stands. Measure, calculate, build.

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  Philosophers

  “First think, then conquer”

  Seneca and Marcus Aurelius thought about the good life in the shade of a colonnade. First think, then conquer.

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  Poets

  “The pen is mightier than the sword”

  Virgil, Horace, Ovid: their words have travelled for two thousand years. What they cannot conquer, they sing about.

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  Renaissance Artists

  “Every wall becomes a masterpiece”

  Michelangelo, Bernini and Caravaggio turned Rome into an open-air museum. Every wall, every square, every fountain: a masterpiece.

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  Swiss Guard

  “Loyal to the end”

  Since 1506 they have guarded the pope, in their striped uniforms. Loyal, disciplined and always at their post.

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  Pilgrims

  “Every step brings us closer”

  For centuries they have walked to Rome, hundreds of kilometres, for one glimpse of St Peter's. Every step brings them closer.

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  Barbarians

  “Rome has fallen before”

  The Goths and the Vandals marched into Rome in 410 and 455. Wild, unpredictable and not impressed by marble.

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  Sailors of Ostia

  “From the harbour to the hills”

  From the port of Ostia they brought grain, oil and wine to the city. They know the Tiber like the back of their hand.

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  Children of the She-wolf

  “We were here first”

  Romulus and Remus, saved and suckled by the she-wolf. Their children were here first, and they let everyone know it.

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  Augurs

  “The birds foretell our victory”

  Before every decision Rome looked to the birds: the augurs read the future in the sky. No battle without them.

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  Bakers

  “Bread and games for all”

  Bread and circuses: no Rome without bakers. They rose before dawn and the whole city knew their shop.

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  Musicians

  “We play the victory”

  Flutes, lyres and horns: no feast, triumph or play in Rome without music. They set the beat.

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Two ways to play

Without a game master

You play on your own. The organiser opens the game master page, chooses the default language and the playing time, and starts the game. From then on everything runs by itself on every phone: the zones, the chests, the merchant and the final count.

Often chosen by companies

With a game master

Someone leads the game from the game master page: follows every team live with its points and zones, sends messages to all teams, adds 15 minutes or stops the game, gives a team a power-up or puts a chest right next to it, and looks at the photos and videos. The game master never sees the answers.

€199.00 including 5 teams, €19.95 per extra team

The organiser sets up the game on the game master page (the default language and the playing time) and starts it for all teams.

Every player can pick and switch the language on their own phone.