Romans Go Home!

About this board game

Romans Go Home! is a fast, fighty card game for 1–4 players that takes about 15 minutes to play. Competing Caledonian clans battle to capture the largest and most valuable Roman forts along Hadrian’s Wall.

The game unfolds over three turns. During each turn, a face-up randomized row of six Roman Fort cards is dealt. Each player draws from their own deck of warrior cards and programs six card plays in advance, creating a tense contest of prediction and timing.

• Warrior cards: Each card has a battle strength value and a special text effect.
• Fort cards: Each fort has a text effect that resolves when the fort is won.
• Components: 18 fort cards and 36 warrior cards.

In each round, players reveal one of their programmed warrior cards and resolve its effects. The revealed cards determine which player wins the fort card for that round. The winning player discards their face-up warrior cards, while the other players retain theirs, making every choice matter beyond the immediate battle.

Success depends on anticipating opponents’ choices and deciding when your warriors and their special effects will make the greatest impact. The randomized fort row and programmed plays keep the competition focused on reading the table and making thoughtful decisions before the clashes unfold.

As the next game in Vainglorious’ Celtic Nations Series, Romans Go Home! is also the first title in the series to feature humorous artwork. The cards measure 57.5mm x 89mm, and the game was released in 2013.