Charioteer: Race for Glory in Ancient Rome (Inglés)

The Ground trembles under a thousand angry hoofbeats. Wheels creak and reins pull as racers drive their Horses forward in a panic. You are a Charioteer in the Circus Maximus, the greatest Raceway in the Ancient World. A crescendo of noise builds with each lap. Chariots collide, whips crack. The crowd cheers for a surprising breakaway, rumbles as a favorite is damaged and falls behind. From the imperial box, the Emperor laughs and shouts. Clouds of dust obscure the bright banners of the 4 Factions. 30.000 Fans are on their feet as you turn the final corner. This is not the finish they expected. You lead by a length and only one Rival remains; each throws the last of their energy into one final sprint. Many thousands are despondent, other thousands exultant and joyous. Their shouts become a roar, a long scream, as you surge for the finish line. Another hundred yards will make you a Hero.

Charioteer is a Strategic Racing Game that plays in one hour. Each Player controls a Chariot in the Circus Maximus of Ancient Rome. There's lots of action and it happens quickly, with simultaneous move selection. Movement is determined by melding sets from a hand of Cards. Every Card does more than one thing, and it takes multiple matching cards to make a move. Choosing to use a Card in one Set means deciding not to use it in another. Timing when to make a critical move is as important as knowing what move to make. Moves come in 4 colors, and each has a special advantage. Play a red move to attack your Opponents, yellow to recover from disruption, black to turn a sharp corner, and green to sprint. Each racer begins the game with different abilities, and they improve their skills as the race progresses, leading to big bonuses in their favorite types of moves. Show the Emperor the kind of move he prefers and a racer's skills will increase even faster.

Some Races will be violent and others calm, depending upon whether the Players and Emperor behave disruptively. Attacks cause damage, which reduces movement speed. Players who specialize in recovery moves may overcome damage quickly. Others may need to carefully deploy their shields on turns when violence is expected. It's not always clear who's winning the Race. Being in front of the Pack may not be as important as developing a critical skill, collecting powerful tokens or keeping damage low. Whip icons allow those who have fallen behind to surge back into competition.

Contents: two 17x22" Mounted Mapboards, 6 Player Chariot Pieces (wood), 147 Card Charioteer Decks, 24 Card Skills Deck, 6 Player Boards (thick card stock), 30 Player Tokens, 60 Fan Tokens (screen printed wooden blocks), 24 Skill Markers in 6 colors, 40 Damage Cubes, 1 wooden Round Tracker, 1 Draw Bag and one D6 Custom Die.

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