Concordia Venus

About this board game

Concordia Venus is a standalone game in the Concordia series that thrusts players into the ancient Roman era. As prospective leaders of Roman dynasties, players will seek to expand their influence and accumulate wealth in a game that combines strategy, trading, and resource management.

The theme of the game is set around the Roman Empire’s expansion, with players representing the heads of influential families. They must utilize their resources efficiently and choose the best strategies to extend their power across the Mediterranean. The game board brilliantly portrays the ancient world, with different regions offering unique benefits and challenges.

Concordia Venus revolves around core mechanics of deck-building and hand-management, combined with trading and economic strategy elements. Players start with an identical set of ‘Personality Cards’, and as the game progresses, they can acquire more cards to optimize their actions, resources, and strategy.

• Card-Driven Action: Each turn, a player chooses one of their cards to determine their actions for that round. This could be producing goods in one of their provinces, trading goods for sestertii (the game’s currency), or buying new Personality Cards.
• Trading and Expansion: Players can use their resources and sestertii to build houses in cities, which allows them to produce goods. Goods can be traded for money or new cards, enabling players to expand their empire and influence.
• Scoring and Victory Points: Points are scored through a unique system tied to the gods of the Roman Pantheon. Each god rewards a different aspect of development, from expansion to production to wealth. The player who best balances their strategy to earn the most points wins the game.

What truly makes Concordia Venus unique is its team play variant. Unlike most strategy games, which are played individually, this game offers a cooperative aspect. In this mode, two teams can work together to strategize and win. This, along with the game’s balance between strategy and luck, and its rich historical theme, make Concordia Venus a standout in the realm of board games.