My Favorite Game of ALL TIME! Foundations of Rome with Roads of Fortune Expansion Review

[@brickisland6353]

I ordered this game in august 2022, and I just got it. It's the second printing including this expansion.

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Nice! Solid expansion!

[@TheTabletopMisfits]

Glad to see another fan! It's in the background of our studio, and has been there since we got it. We call her Baby. She even has her own carrying case now, and the mat that is sooooo choice. Been painting them up I see!

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Love it!

[@Trizelz]

Great review! First video of yours that i saw. I subbed. Hope to see more in the future!

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Thank you for your kind words and the sub! I really appreciate it!

[@lit_wick]

I've found that "building a collection" isn't the best thing to do. At least for my board gaming habits. My group has its select few we like to play. And foundations of Rome is one of them! Don't get me wrong, I have a pretty large collection, but I keep thinking about down sizing lately. And this game would stay.

[@rollingwiththebeard]

@@lit_wick nice to see another fellow FoR fan! Have you tried foundations of metropolis? I'm building a large collection in hopes of doing retreats for the channel. Have you ever been to Origins in Columbus? They use the CABS library of games....something like that. Obviously I'm still growing but you got to start somewhere.

[@lit_wick]

@rollingwiththebeard I havnt played metropolis. Doesn't seem worth it since I already have FoR. Yeah that seems cool! Building a library like that for those purposes

[@rodolfocucchiella2815]

I'm with you: yes it's overproduced and that's why it looks AMAZING on the table! Also it is a well organized game that can be played with newbies and seasoned players with different levels of difficulties or tactics. Great game and very happy to have it in my collection (with the Roads of Fortune just arrived in my hands from the KS) ❤

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Thank you for the comment! Yes, its soooo good. And like you said, it can and I have taught it successfully to players new to the hobby!

[@brickisland6353]

Nice painted houses, who's done it, and is there any explanation to how?

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Thank you for the comment. I just primed the buildings with a primer color close to the plastic color. Then painted the details with Citadel paints. Then used Citadel washes (earthshade for most of it). Then matte clear coat to protect them.

[@grog3514]

I was on the fence with this game. It seemed like a cross between 1901 and Chinatown but i bit the bullet and bought it. After playing it, i see that wasn't too far off, but i absolutely love the game. If the scoring was a little more straight forward it would be a 10 but it takes some time to figure out scores in between eras. Also i thought it would be cool to paint the trees and water. After i did that, i started adding little details here and there. Finally i was pretty much committed and painted all the roofs and monuments. It's gorgeous. Also, the monuments are pretty much essential. I want a small card expansion with lots of crazy monument effects though. 9.5/10

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Thank you for the comment! What color(s) did you paint the roofs? I've seen them painted the player colors but also the red terracotta.

[@grog3514]

@@rollingwiththebeard I did red clay roofs for the monuments and player colors for the players buildings. I liked the idea of simulating the real city but the player colors are visually distinct and pleasing and ultimately, I wanted to make the game easier to play. I think using red clay on every roof would make everything blend together and make differentiating pieces more difficult. I'm happy with my decision but I would understand someone going the other way. But at the end of the day it's a game and I want to play it more so I opted to make the game easier to play.

[@rollingwiththebeard]

@@grog3514 that was my first thought. Making it easier to play by using the player colors however, does it really help playing? Most cases scoring dosnt matter who owns the building, just the building type. If you need to know say your income, that info is on your player board. I wish you could post a picture of your buildings!

[@grog3514]

@@rollingwiththebeard it does help actually. Whenever you score civic buildings it's really easy to tell which buildings you've already counted and run through scoring by player color. It's really noticeable in final scoring. If you post your Gmail here I'll send you some pictures.

[@rollingwiththebeard]

@@grog3514 I would love to see them! [e-mail]

[@arturistellare]

Color pattern used on your civic building? Or you simply used a Citadel contrast color or a speed color from the Army Painter?

[@rollingwiththebeard]

Citadel base colors. Then citadel washes. (Thats what I already had). I haven't tried the army painter speed color. Is it any good?

[@berndwinkler1677]

More plastic for the world!🌎

[@rollingwiththebeard]

But plastic that will never make it into a landfill! ....possibly my grave....lol