February 11, 2019 - 3:01am
Senators, by
Indie Boards & Cards (originally released in 2017 by
La Mame Games), is an adversarial, bidding game where players are leaders of one of the factions in the city of Rome. It's designed by
Haig Tahta, and
Rikki Tahta (known for
Coup), with art by
Andrew Higgins (also known for
Coup), and
Pascal Quidault (known for
Splendor, and
Time Stories).
In the late Republican period of Rome, players compete for power in the Senate. They increase their wealth by buying up resources, then use their position to sell them to the state for profits. Players use the cash to "buy" more Senators (thereby controlling more votes in the Senate), support wars, and defend against aggressive bids. Since Rome is constantly in conflict, the Senate will choose to centralize power and appoint a single leader who will be appointed as Caesar. The game lasts a variable number of turns and ends when the 4th war is revealed. The winner is the player who has the faction with the most control over the Senate at that point.
Senators can be played by 3-5 players, aged 12+, and plays in roughly 45-60 mins. It's expected to release towards the end of March 2019.
