praetorian Cavalry leader +3 Military commander Influence +3 SPQR +3 Praetorian +3 Military Influence Assigned to highest Military influence other than Emperor Influence Influence When vacant, emperor decides right after selection. Plays 0-2 When vacant, emperor decides When vacant, emperor decides which other player having an cards to 1 Crisis after which other player having an which other player having an eligible candidate receives this Emperor. st nd eligible candidate receives this eligible candidate receives this office. Receiving player 1 : 15P 2 : 10P rd th office. Receiving player office. Receiving player decides which of his 3 : 6P 4 : 3P decides which of his decides which of his candidates takes it. Else 1P per crisis card removed. candidates takes it. candidates takes it.

B SPQR IV A MILITARY I EMPEROR May go to discard pile PRAETORIAN iV instead of leaving play. As emperor, +6 v. 1. Assigns Legatus, then Goths, -3 v. Palmyra vacant offices. 2. Crises mount. 3. Address 1 crisis: 1st : 21P 2nd: 15P 3rd: 10P 4th: 6P 4. Legatus may act. 5. Emperor dies: A side ►discard GORDIAN II B side ► out of play CLAUDIUS II 5 m 5 5 m 5 5 m 5 6 m 6 PERSIA PERSIA PERSIA PERSIA

B B B B [5..7] [5..7] [5..7] [5..7]

6 m 6 6 m 6 6 m 6 7 m 7 PERSIA PERSIA PERSIA PERSIA

B B B B [5..7] [5..7] [5..7] [5..7] 7 m 7 7 m 7 5 m 5 4 m 4 PERSIA PERSIA GOTHS GOTHS

B B A A [5..7] [5..7] [3..5] [3..5]

3 m 3 4 m 4 4 m 4 3 m 3 GOTHS GOTHS GOTHS GOTHS

A A A A [3..5] [3..5] [3..5] [3..5] 4 m 4 5 m 5 5 m 5 3 m 3 GOTHS GOTHS GOTHS GOTHS

A A A A [3..5] [3..5] [3..5] [3..5]

8 m 8 3 m 3 3 m 3 3 m 3 PALMYRA PALMYRA PALMYRA PALMYRA

C C C C [3..8] [3..8] [3..8] [3..8] 3 m 3 3 m 3 3 m 3 3 m 3 PALMYRA PALMYRA PALMYRA PALMYRA

C C C C [3..8] [3..8] [3..8] [3..8]

3 m 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 PALMYRA GOLD GOLD GOLD

C [3..8] [2..2] [2..2] [2..2] 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD

[2..2] [2..2] [2..2] [2..2]

2 2 2 2 6 6 9 9 GOLD GOLD SPQR SPQR

D D [2..2] [2..2] [3..9] [3..9] 5 5 6 6 6 6 3 3 SPQR SPQR SPQR SPQR

D D D D [3..9] [3..9] [3..9] [3..9]

6 6 7 7 8 8 4 4 SPQR SPQR SPQR SPQR

D D D D [3..9] [3..9] [3..9] [3..9] B military II A military II A MILITARY ii B MILITARY ii PRAETORIAN II SPQR I PRAETORIAN i SPQR iI As emperor, discards PRAETORIAN I As emperor, moves 2 As emperor, +4 v. any one Crisis card. Crisis rankings can be gold crisis cards to Goths, +5 v. Persia, reversed. other crises. -3 v. Palmyra

CARUS NUMERIAN MAXIMINUS THRAX Gallienus

A MILITARY i B SPQR Ii A MILITARY i B MILITARY III PRAETORIAN iII PRAETORIAN III PRAETORIAN iII PRAETORIAN i As emperor may draw As emperor may play As emperor may cancel As emperor, +5 v. a random hand card cards as if they were 1 Persia card for each Goths. from opponent. value 2 Gold cards. gold.

PUPIENUS & BALBINUS GORDIAN III PHILIP THE ARAB CARINUS B MILITARY i A MILITARY II A MILITARY iI A SPQR IV SPQR III As candidate may SPQR iII As emperor may be PRAETORIAN i transfer 1 Goths card As emperor, +6 v. flipped and kept As emperor may cancel from a rival’s display. Goths, instead of discard. 1 Goths card for each -3 v. Persia Gold.

TREBONIANUS GALLUS AEMILIUS AEMILIANUS VALERIAN GORDIAN I

A military Iv B military I B MILITARY i A SPQR IV As emperor, +4 v. SPQR Iii PRAETORIAN iII As emperor, +5 v. Goths, As emperor, any Gold As emperor, may Goths. +3 v. Palmyra cards he uses are change office holders doubled. (other than Legatus).

AURELIAN FLORIANUS DECIUS B MILITARY i sPQR MILITARY praetorian SPQR II PRAETORIAN i As emperor, +3 v. SPQR.

QUINTILLUS

B MILITARY ii SPQR iI As emperor, +6 v. Goths, -3 v. Persia

PROBUS