Nova Roma - Board Game Review

[@alexlord4599]

Great review! I played Nova Roma 4 times now and I absolutely love the game. The level of interaction, the races/area control and the set-up variantions make this game incredibly replayable. And the system is really clean. It took me no more than 10 minutes to teach it, and I expect that I'll be even quicker at teaching in the future after more plays. The grid is just such a great system. 9.5 rating from me. I like it more than any of Shem Phillips' games which I like a lot.

[@stormburns]

Just curious, what does Shem Philips have to do with Nova Roma? Similar feeling to you or how come?

[@alexlord4599]

@@stormburns I love Shem Phillips' games, top 3 game designer for me. He's just a symbolic setting of a bar to compare this game with. Nova Roma also feels like it could've been part of the West Kingdom trilogy (aside from not being in the right geographic location).

[@improg]

Sorry to bother you, but do you have any experience with this game solo?

[@iansutton7416]

I very much appreciate the iconography and especially the little summary boxes for each of the actions. It makes teaching so easy, and I always refer to those boxes after explaining how each works. They are such a useful reference for new players.

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Yes, I agree 100%!

[@RulebooksForYou]

We just played thanks to your review - nice game!

[@Oaklestat]

I liked Nova Roma. Better than Endless Winter

[@RulebooksForYou]

100%

[@laraarne5136]

"The Grid" sounds to me like that in Terracotta Army. Is it comparable?

[@nchlsrdmr]

The grid gives me Merv vibes. Am I wrong in that?

[@stevekingswell9143]

Isn’t the grid like Targi?

[@stevenvanheuverzwijn596]

Would you describe this game as mean for 2 players? The dummy player seems mean.

[@RulebooksForYou]

Nah - it depends how you take it - there is always good options.

[@AttilaUdvari]

Grid system: Barcelona

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Love the action selection system in both games 🤩