Tribune Rulebook 2 Temporary Favor of the Gods Tiles These tiles indicate that a player has the temporary Primus inter pares favor of the gods. Only one is needed to play A Game by Karl-Heinz Schmiel Tribune; the extra is a replacement. Welcome to the most complex metropolis of the ancient world: 42 Faction Markers Rome. More than 2,000 years ago, Rome was a town full of (6 per faction) vibrant life whose myriad inhabitants – although they could 7KHVHPDUNHUVVKRZWKHVHYHQ not have been more different – had one important thing in IDFWLRQVRI5RPH2QO\ÀYHSHU common: they were all Romans. faction are needed to play Tribune; In Tribune, the players belong to the large and ambitious the rest are replacements. patrician families of Rome and thirst for power. By exerting WKHLULQÁXHQFHRYHUWKHFLW\·VYDULRXVWRZQIDFWLRQVWKH\VHHN 60 Denarii (various values) RQHRIWKHKLJKHVWRIÀFHVRIWKH5HSXEOLFWKDWRIWULEXQH 7KHVHPDUNHUVDUHFXUUHQF\LQ5RPHDQG Will you win over the legions, be crowned with laurel wreaths, come in denominations of 1, 5, and 10 denarii. incur the favor of the gods, and be made tribune? Make ready, and send your followers into the streets of Rome to win LQÁXHQWLDODOOLHV7KHWLPHKDVFRPHWRZULWHKLVWRU\ 30 Legion Tokens Contents 7KHVHPDUNHUVVKRZWKHPLOLWDU\VXSSRUWD player has earned. 1 Game Board The game board is divided into two main areas. The area on 40 Laurel Tokens (various values) WRSFRPSULVHVWKHIDFWLRQÀHOGV 7KHVHPDUNHUVUHSUHVHQWWKHKRQRUDQGIDPH RI5RPH·VVHYHQIDFWLRQV7KH a player has earned. 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Lay out the game board as shown in the diagram below. 5. 6KXIÁHWKHIDFWLRQFDUGVDQGGHDOVL[WRHDFKSOD\HU(DFK player immediately chooses and discards two of the six, 6RUWWKHIDFWLRQPDUNHUVE\W\SHDQGSODFHWKHPRQ IDFHGRZQ2QFHDOOSOD\HUVKDYHGRQHVRVKXIÁHWKH WKHFRUUHVSRQGLQJDUHDVRIWKHIDFWLRQÀHOGV GLVFDUGVEDFNLQWRWKHGHFNDQGSODFHLWIDFHGRZQQHDUWKH 3ODFHRQHODXUHOZUHDWKLQWKHODXUHODUHDRIHDFK game board to form the draw pile. IDFWLRQÀHOG 3ODFHWKHUHVWRIWKHODXUHOZUHDWKVRQWKH)LHOGRI 6. Choose or randomly select a victory condition card, making Mars area. sure to use one compatible with the number of players in 3ODFHWKHOHJLRQWRNHQVGHQDULLVFUROOWULEXQHWLOHV the game(DFKSOD\HUWDNHVDFRS\RIWKDWFDUGDQGSODFHV eternal favor of the gods tiles, temporary favor of it next to his family sheet. If “Alea Iacta Est” is chosen, the the gods tile, chariot, and proconsul piece next to the players must choose between a long game (red hourglass) JDPHERDUG7KHVHDUHFROOHFWLYHO\WKH´VWRFNµ and short game (green hourglass). The remaining victory condition cards are returned to the box; they will not be 2. (DFKSOD\HUFKRRVHVDFRORUWKHQWDNHVDQXPEHURI used. followers of that color depending on the number of players in the game. Return the remainder of the followers to the 7. 5DQGRPO\VHOHFWDVWDUWLQJSOD\HUZKRWDNHVWKHVWDUWLQJ box; they will not be used. player coin. 2–3 players 6 followers 8. 7KHVWDUWLQJSOD\HUWDNHVGHQDULLIURPWKHVWRFNDVKLV 4 players 5 followers VWDUWLQJPRQH\WKHSOD\HUWRKLVOHIWWDNHVWKHQH[W 5 players 4 followers SOD\HUWDNHVDQGVRRQXQWLOHDFKSOD\HUKDVWDNHQ starting money. 3. (DFKSOD\HUWDNHVWKHIDPLO\VKHHWRIKLVFKRVHQFRORU Game Setup Diagram Faction Laurel Area; One Laurel Markers Draw Pile Laurel Area of Mars Overview Card III The Object of the Game 7KHYLFWRU\FRQGLWLRQFDUGFKRVHQGXULQJVHWXSGHÀQHV Victory Condition the individual objectives the players must pursue to win. 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