Burning Rome - Rulebook - Prototype Echo 1.20 (Pages, Low-Ink-usage)

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a game by Emil Larsen
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100-190
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Index and Personal intro

Page index
1...............Front page
2...............Index and Personal intro
3...............Burning Rome, How to win.
4...............Component list
5...............Card components
6...............Game setup and starting player
7...............Game setup
8...............Campaign years and periods
9...............Seasons, Army sheets
10.............March, Regions, Supply lines
11.............Stance, Stance tokens, Drill, Recruit
12.............Hidden order, Siege
13.............Skirmish, Annihilation, Shield tokens
14-16.......Battle
17-20.......Faction setup
21-24.......Ancient battles (game mode)
25-28.......Tournament play (game mode)
Personal intro
Feedback
Dear gamer,
Thank you so much for taking time out to
test my new game. I hope youll enjoy the
experience, and please feel free to send me
any feedback what so ever - Im always eager
to learn more :)
You can send me feedback in several ways.
These rules arent final but a work in progress, so please bear over with spelling errors
and what not for now ;)
Thanks a lot,
Best regards Emil
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Burning Rome, How to win

Choose your faction, raise your armies, drill and equip your men to fight alongside some of the most iconic generals the world has ever seen.
Subdue tribes, ally states, develop your tactics and conquer the known world.
From the rainy fields of the Icenii lands and the cold Germanic forests to the sunny Carthaginian ports and the hot Persian desert only one
empire can emerge victorious from the mist of battle.
How to win
You win the game by either
being the first player to reach 10 victory
points (immediate victory).
or by having the most victory points
when the chosen campaign ends.
You gain victory points (VP) by
controlling provinces and capitals
(1 and 3 VP respectively).
winning battles by routing or annihilating your enemys army (1 VP).
If two players have reached the same amount
of VP at the conclusion of a campaign use the
following as tiebreaker
Amount of controlled regions.
Total strength of armies.
Component list
a. Rulebook (1)
b. Starter token (1)
c. Double-sided campaign maps (4)
d. Campaign track (1)
e. Action sheets (4)
f. Battle bars (2)
g. Progress tokens (2), Shield tokens (3), Stance tokens (24)
h. 4 faction sets of
1. Action tokens (4)
2. Faction tokens (10)
3. Army tokens (2 x 3)
4. Army sheets (2)
5. Unit cards (31)
6. General cards (6)
7. Tactic cards (10)
8. Mercenary cards (4)
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Card components
Cards
There are 4 different types of cards in the

game which can be added to an army deck
and played during battle, skirmishes and
sieges. There are no upper limits to the
amount of cards you can have in an army
deck.
Tactics
Offensive tactic
Tactic cards are only played during battles

and cant be used in skirmishes or sieges.
Tactic cards are returned to their pile
if an army is destroyed.
Card types:
Units
Generals
Mercenaries
Tactics
Vedge formation
If the enemy has more than
4 units in play, discard 1
of them or gain 4 AS.
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Units
These cards are the backbone of your decks.

All unit cards are assigned a period (early,
mid or late), which means you can only
include these unit cards in your decks
once youve reached the period during the
campaign.
Generals
The general cards act like regular unit cards,

with a few exceptions.
Youre only allow to have 1 per army.
The general can be played as the fourth
card in a column during battles.
The general is removed from the game
if the army is destroyed.
All unit related cards have the same layout

regarding description, stats and abilities.
Skirmish value
Command point cost

(middle: Unit name)
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Mercenaries
Mercanary cards start out as adversaries

that you siege when trying to gain control of
neutral provinces.
If you defeat the mercenaries youre allowed
to put them in your victories army, there will
now act like regular unit cards from now on.
If the army is destroyed any mercenary units
may be obtained by the enemy army or
removed from the game.
Unit description
Attack value
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Siege value
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Game setup, starting player

Game setup
1. Choose the length of your campaign (approx. length of game): 6 years (100 min) or 9 years
(145 min) or 12 years (190 min), you play untill the end of that year.
Place 1 progress token on the first year of the campaign track.
2. Take any 1 unit card from each faction and shuffle them, each player now randomly draws
what faction they will play as.
Hand out the rest of the factions decks accordingly.
3. Each player now choses a difficulty (decided in plenum, new vs veteran players).
Learn more about the factions and their difficulty level on page 17-20.
4. Place campaign track with the action sheets (they will go underneath during play),
campaign map, battlefield as the main play area.
Flip the parts of the campaign map that arent populated by a player faction to the
neutral side (side with no capital).
Each player puts a faction token on the VP track according to the value of the
provinces they control.
5. Each player creates their armies according to difficulty level (page X-Y).
Place 2 of the 3 army tokens on the army sheet indicating army strength and com
mand points. Place the third token on the campaign map, representing the
army itself (armies start in the faction capital).
Put the constructed army decks next to their army sheets.
6. Each player divides their remaining faction deck into 2 decks.
A deck with the rest of the early period units and generals (home deck).
A deck with the rest of the tactic cards, mid and late period units (progress deck).
7. Place all 4 factions mercenary cards together.
8. and stance tokens (face down) are put somewhere next to the campaign map.
Starting player
To decide who will go first in the first campaign year each player shuffle their home deck and
draws a random card from it. The player that draws the card with the highest attack value claims
the starter token (if attack is equal see support attack > defense > support defense).
(maybe include a somewhat similar advanced turn order as Burning Suns)
Game setup
Campaign map with faction and army tokens
Example of a 3-player setup with same

difficulty level (easy).
Campaign track with progress and faction tokens
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Campaign years, periods

Campaign years
Each campaign year consist of two phases.
Planning phase
1. Reshuffle and place the action sheets

randomly side by side underneath the
Campaign track.
Action phase
The very first action to be executed is the

winter season (which applies to every player
and army), after that, players now execute
the actions with action tokens on, starting
with the top leftmost action spot on the leftmost action sheet. Then execute the actions
following the arrows on the action sheet.
When the last action on an action sheet has
been executed move to the following season
and then the action sheet underneath.
Periods
Once the progress token is moved to a new

period (year 4 = mid period, year 7 = late
period) all players are allowed to start
incorporating this periods units into their
armies. Every player take the new now
accessible units from the progress deck and
shuffles them into their home deck. Use the
action recruit to get them transferred to
your armies.
2. Beginning with the starting player, each

player takes turns assigning 1 action
token at a time to empty spots on the
action sheets in clockwise order until all
action tokens have been placed.
3. Once all action tokens have been

placed, the player with the action token
on the last action that may be executed
this round claims the starter token (see
action phase to see how actions are
executed).
2&3
Skip actions/spots with no tokens assigned
to them.
When a players action comes up, the player
may choose to execute or pass on the action,
a player does not have to or may be unable
to execute the action their token has been
assigned. In all cases, return the action token
to the player when done.
Remember, some action spots cost extra

command points to execute, and 1 action
token counts for 1 armys action, no
matter how many command points it uses.
When the last action has been executed
move the progress token to the following
year and a new year begins.
Seasons, Army sheets

Seasons
Each season contains an action which every player may choose to take
when it comes up. These 4 actions are taken simultaneously as players
arent affecting each other.
Winter action: All armies gain

5 CP or 7 CP if standing in own
region.
Spring action: All armies

increase their strength by 2 or 3
if standing in own region.
Winter effect: Armies take

3 damage for every mountain
border they cross.
Spring effect: Armies have to

spend 3 CP for every river border
they cross.
Seasons also have an impact on armies marching, which can be done

through the actions march, skirmish and hidden orders.
Summer action: All players

may raise 1 new army (you can
field 2 in total).
Place the new army in a capital
or province you control, and give
it 3 AS, 3 CP and 3 chosen unit
cards from the home deck.
Fall action: All players may add

or remove 1 tactic card in 1 of
their armies.
Fall effect: Armies have to
spend 3 CP for every sea border
they cross (incl. on/off shore).
Summer effect: Armies take 3

damage for every desert border
they cross.
Army sheet
The army sheet is the center piece of your

army, it contains all the information of the
army and has room for the stance tokens.
Army strength (AS)

When an army takes damage or drills, your
army strength is de-/increasing. When that
happens you move the army token on the
upper table accordingly.
Command points (CP)

CPs are the currency of an army. Everything
an army does is paid in CP. You move the
army token on the bottom table according to
the CP you gain and/or spend/loose.
You can never conduct an action that puts

your army below 0 CP. If the enemy and/or an
ability forces your armys CP below 0 during a
battle, your army flees and is reset to 0 CP at
the end of the battle.
March, Regions, Supply lines

March (action)
March 1 of your armies to a different region

on the campaign map.
Cost: 1 CP per border crossed (see
season effect on special borders).
Marching past an army

If your army marches through a region where
an enemy army is standing itll cost your
army 2 extra CP in total, however this doesnt
apply if your army stops or starts in that
region.
Borders
There are 3 types of borders.
Province borders (thick red)
Region borders (slim black)
Sea/shore borders (blue).
The rules for crossing these are the same.
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Regions, provinces and capitals
The borders divided the map into regions (both on land and sea),
in some of these regions youll find provinces and capitals.
In order to gain VP, youll need to succesfully siege a province or
capital, they give 1 and 3 VP respectively.
Province
March examples
1. If the red army marches north to Sicily
during fall its going to cost 3+3 CP to
cross 2 sea/beach borders.
2. If the red army instead chooses to
march south further into Africa itll cost
1 CP to cross 1 desert border during fall.
3. If the red army had used the last action
spot the cost of the two actions would
have been 3+3+1 or 1+1.
Capital
When you control a province or capital, the entire region is considered as being under your control, this is important for supply lines
and when receiving CP and AS during seasons.
Supply lines
For your army to have more than 14 AS, it

needs an uninterrupted route all the way
back to your capital. This is always counted as
the shortest route to the capital, meaning
you supplies wont take a detour around the
world in order to reach your army. Should you
have 2 routes equally long, both count as
valid routes.
When tracing a supply line over sea, only
the regions with ships are considered valid
routes.
If the supply line is interrupted by an enemy
army or enemy region standing in the way
your army strength is reduced to 14 after the
current action. This doesnt count if the enemy army is just moving through the region or
standing in the same region as you.
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In both cases above the red army is blocked

from having more than 14 in army strength
because the blue army is blockading the red
armys supply line back to its capital (Roma).
If you move into/across sea regions where

theres no ships, youll have to decrease your
army strength to 14 as well.
Stance, Stance tokens, Drill, Recruit

Stance (action)
Take up to 2 stance token(s) of your choice for 1 of your armies. Your army can hold up to 2 of any
token. Place them face down on the army sheet so others cant see what stances your army has.
Cost: 3 CP per token.
Stance tokens
Stance tokens can be spent together or

separately to gain a one time boost during
their corresponding action when your army is
involved. Return them to the token pile once
used. Tokens can also be put back without
effect if you want to collect another type.
Swords (battle)
May be spend on your turn during a battle to
draw you a card from your army deck for free.
Banner (march/skirmish)
May be spend when one of your armies
is marching, march across up to 2 borders
without any cost or penalty.
Tower (siege)
May be added to your total siege value before
the cards are revealed.
Arrows (skirmish)
May be added to your total skirmish value
before the cards are revealed.
Drill (action)
When you drill you increase your army

strength (AS) by adjusting the 2 tables
according to how much you drill.
Cost: 1 CP per 2 AS.
Recruit (action)
Add and/or remove unit cards from 1 of your

army decks.
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Cost: 1 CP per change (e.g. add 2 cards

and remove 1 = 3 CP).
You can add/remove unit cards (e.g. move

a unit card from the home deck to the army
deck or vice versa).
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Mercenaries can also be moved like this.

Tactics cant be added/removed with
this action.
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Hidden order, Siege

Hidden order (action)
This action lets you conduct any one of the other

7 actions (march, stance, recruit, drill, siege,
skirmish, battle).
Cost: Equal to the chosen action.
Siege (action)
Lay siege to a province or capital that you

want to gain control of.
Cost: 3 CP per siege.
You cant siege a province/capital if theres an
enemy army present in the same region.
Sieging a province/capital (rhythm)
Attackers army deck
Defenders home deck
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1. Attacker shuffles his army deck and draws the top 3 cards.
2. Defender shuffles his home deck and draws the top 4 cards.
a. If this is a neutral province, another player will take all
the mercenary cards that correspond to the faction of the
province, shuffle them and play the top card face down on
the table, the attacking player will now play the best one of
his 3 cards plus any siege token if desired (go to 4).
3. Attacker and defender plays 1 card face down plus any siege
tokens if desired (in sieges on capitals, the defender plays 2 cards).
b. No CP is paid for using cards during sieges.
c. No ability is used from the cards.
4. Both players reveal - The player with the highest siege value wins
the siege.
d. If the siege ends in a draw, nothing happens.
e. If the attacker losses the siege he takes damage to his army
equal to the defenders siege value.
f. If the attacker wins the siege he takes the province by putting his own faction marker there and gains the VP (1 or 3).
g. If the province was controlled, the defending player losses
control and VP.
h. If the province was neutral, the attacker may add the defeated mercenary unit to his army deck, if he doesnt want the
mercenary, its removed from the game.
i. Cards are put back in the decks and any used stance token(s)
is put back in the stance token pile.
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If there are more than 2 friendly
units in play, gain 2 CP.
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Medium spear infantry
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Example above: A Roman army is sieging one of the Gaetulian

controlled provinces. Rome (the attacker) wins with 2+1 vs 2.
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Skirmish, annihilation, Shield Tokens

Skirmish (action)
Start a skirmish with an enemy army in the

same or a different region.
Cost: Pay the cost equal to marching
your army into the same region as the
enemy army, but remember that in a
skirmish you dont move your army, you
send a skirmish party.
You cant skirmish on or across sea, or
through regions with enemy armies.
Skirmish (rhythm)
Attackers army deck
Defenders army deck
1. Attacker and defender shuffle their army decks and draws the top
3 and 4 cards respectively.
2. Attacker and defender plays 1 card face down plus any skirmish
token if desired.
a. No CP is paid for using these cards during skirmish.
b. No ability is used from the cards.
3. Both players reveal - The player with the highest skirmish value
wins the skirmish.
c. If the skirmish ends in a draw, nothing happens.
d. If the attacker losses the skirmish he takes damage to his
army equal to the defenders skirmish value.
e. If the attacker wins the skirmish he may choose one of the
following options:
Deal damage to the defenders army equal to his
skirmish value.
OR
Deal damage to the defenders army equal to half his
skirmish value (round up) and then initiate a battle
with him as the attacker. The attacker then moves his
army into the region of the defender and initiates a
battle (no CP is paid or damage taken for the march and
initiation of the battle).
f. Cards are put back in the decks and any used stance token(s)
is put back in the stance token pile.
Annihilation
If your army is annihilated due to damage

taken through skirmish, siege or battle, you
return all cards and tokens to their original
piles, except for generals and mercenaries
that are removed from the game. You also
receive 1 shield token.
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+1 defense vs missile.
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Example above: A Roman army is skirmishing a Gaetulian arrmy.

Gaetuli (the defender) wins with 3+1 vs 2.
You can never have more than 1 shield

token at any given time.
Shield tokens
You can spend a shield token before or after

any of your actions or actions your armies are
involved in, e.g. being attacked. The shield
token will immediately increase 1 of your
armies AS and CP by 3.
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Battle
Battle (action)
Start a battle with an enemy army in the

same region as your army (may also have
been initiated through skirmish).
Army deck
Cost: 1 CP
You cant retreat from battles.
Room for tactic card
The goal of the battle is to either

rout the enemy army by bringing its CP
below 0.
or annihilate it by reducing its AS to 0.
Place the battlefield

between your 2 armies, so that theres
room to place cards
on each side of the
battlefield.
Room for 3 unit cards and 1 general card in each column on each side.
Battles may also take place on sea regions.

The only difference is that you cant play
cavalry or beast units during sea battles.
Army deck
Battle (rhythm)
Attackers army deck
Defenders army deck
1. Attacker and defender shuffle their

army decks and draws the top 3 and 4
cards respectively.
A turn (the attacker starts)
Army deck
2. Start of turn: First you choose to

either draw 1 card or gain 2 CP.
3. Playing cards: Using the steps a-c

with each card, you may play as many
cards as you want from your hand.
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a. Pay the CP cost of the card by

moving the token on the CP table
accordingly.
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Battle (continued)
b. Place the unit in any of the
3 columns on your side of the
battlefield. A tactic is placed next
to the battlefield.
Each column can contain up
to 3 units + 1 general.
If you place a unit on top of
another unit in a column, you
place it so that it blocks out
the skirmish and siege value
of the bottom card, thereby
leaving only the base attack
and defence value visible,
this means that the ability
on the bottom card(s) is also
blocked out.
Generals: A general is always placed on

top, even when other units come onto the
column later. The general floats on top of
the column.
This means youll be able to block out a
when played-ability that would usually
be triggered after the unit is placed.
Example (right): If the player chooses to
place the African War Elephants underneath the already placed Hannibal Barca,
the when played-ability wont trigger.
c. Resolve the ability of the unit

or tactic.
A tactic is always discarded
right after its ability has been
resolved.
Should your ability allow
you to play more than one
extra card, you resolve the
newly played cards ability
before playing the next card
(this lets you create chain
reactions).
Abilities can only interact
with visible elements.
Flank
1
2
2
1
Center
2
2
Heavy spear infantry
He
avy
me
lee
infa
ntr
y
Triarii
WHEN PLAYED
If there are more than 2 friendly
units in play, gain 2 CP.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Prin
cip
es
2
12
11
22
22
2
1
2
+1
atta
ck PAS
and SI
defe VE
nse
me
017
vs m
ediu
m.
0
1
1
2
3
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
2
14
01
2
2
4
1
Illustration by
WHEN PLAYED
Caner Inciucu
Deal 2 damage to your own
army and gain 4 CP.
Hannibal Barca
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
mel
ee b
east
s
Hastati
1
13
40
0
WHEN PLAYED
You
may playcohort
another
Legionary
WHEN PLAYED
Velites
Draw
1 card.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
PASSIVE
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Enemy beasts in this column
have 0 in defense.
Burning Rome
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
1
26
0
2
3
0
15
0
Heavy melee beasts
Libyan infantry
WHEN PLAYED
African
elephants
You may
play 1war
spear
unit for free.
WHEN PLAYED
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
Spend 1 CP or deal 3 damage
to your own army.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
6
0
3
5
0
Heavy melee beasts
African war elephants

WHEN PLAYED
to your own army.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
6
0
1
2
3
3
5
0
2
1
Heavy melee beasts

WHEN PLAYED
Spend 1Hannibal
CP or deal
3 damage
Barca
to your own army.
PASSIVE
No friendly unit can be
returned or discarded.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
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1
1
Equites
PASSIVE
+1 attack vs missile.
Burning Rome
Tactics
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Burning Rome
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Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Terms:
Discard: Put a card back in the
bottom of your army deck.
Draw: You always draw from the top
of your army deck.
Passive (ability): This ability is
always on, as long as its visible.
Return: Put a card back in your hand.
Guerilla warriors
WHEN PLAYED
Look at the top card of the
enemys army deck, you may put
it in the bottom of the deck.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
PASSIVE
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Gaius Marius Crassus
have 0 in defense.
PASSIVE
No friendly unit can be
returned or discarded.
You must always do the ability the card

states unlessLight
you cant
(e.g. lack of cards).
melee infantry
PASSIVE
Caner Inciucu
+1 attack andVelites
defense vs medium.
2
1
Burning Rome
Hea
vy
1
2
4
Principes
PASSIVE
Principes
+1 attack and
defense vs medium.
Burning Rome
Libyan infantry
2
2
1
21
20
01
1
Burning Rome
WHEN PLAYED
Burning Rome
Burning Rome
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Ca tratio
ner
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mes
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1
2
Flank
Illustration by
Gabriel Barbabianca
When played (ability): The ability

triggers once the unit has been placed
on the battlefield.
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Battle (continued)
1
Lig
ht
mis
Hastati
sile
infa
ntr
y PLAYED
WHEN
You
may playcohort
another
Legionary
WHEN PLAYED
Draw 1 card.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Burning Rome
Principes
PASSIVE
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
1
1
Hastati
WHEN PLAYED
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
2
14
10
2
2
4
1
1
1
3
4
0
0
Hastati
WHEN PLAYED
You
may playcohort
another
Legionary
WHEN PLAYED
Velites
Draw
1 card.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
PASSIVE
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
have 0 in defense.
Burning Rome
Vel
ites
En
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P
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hav easts IVE
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Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
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1
2
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
2
14
01
2
2
4
1

Hastati
WHEN PLAYED
2
1
Light spear infantry
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
1
1
Hastati
2
1
0
00
1
Iberian tribesmen
PASSIVE
3
11
3
2
1
Principes
1
0
Burning Rome
Cantabrian cavalry
1
2
Painted warriors
WHEN PLAYED
The next card you play
this turn cost +1 CP.
2
1
PASSIVE
Iberian
slingers
At the start
of your
turn, gain 1 CP.
16
If you rout your enemy, the enemy army

suffers 1 damage per card left in your army
deck during flight.
The enemy moves his army up to 4 regions
towards one of his own provinces, paying/
suffering no additional march cost.
2
1
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
1
1
3
4
0
0
WHEN PLAYED
You
may playcohort
another
Legionary
WHEN PLAYED
Velites
Draw
1 card.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
PASSIVE
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
have 0 in defense.
Burning Rome
Burning Rome
If both armies are alive after 4 turns the

battle ends in a draw.
Routing
1
2
2
2
Move the progress token 1 space to indicate

that now its the opponents turn to take step
2-4. This continues until one of the armies are
victorious or each player have had 4 turns.
me
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
2
4
2
1
PASSIVE
Cant be returned or discarded.
The Celtiberians take a total of 7 damage.
1
Bu
rni
SunT ng
zuGaRome
me
sRo
Illustration by
Gabriel Barbabianca
Example continued (right): The Roman

player attacks the Celtiberian lines.
Left: Not attacking, Center: 2-(0+1) = 1,
Right: (2+4+2)-2 = 6
Burning Rome
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Ca strati
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Taking damage: If the total

attack in a column exceeds the
total defense, the opponent
receives the difference as damage
to his AS and adjust the AS table
accordingly.
P
and ASSIV
def
ense E
vs m
ediu
m.
Hastati
WHEN PLAYED
Illustration by
Calculating defense: Take the

defense value of the opponents
front and middle units and add
the siege value of the rear unit.
Pri
nci
pes
1
13
4
PASSIVE
Gabriel Barbabianca
Cant be moved by enemy abilities.
Calculating attack: Take the attack value of all front and middle
units and add the skirmish value
of the rear unit.
017
2
14
0
Burning Rome
me
1
1
Illustration by
Gabriel Barbabianca
Bu
rni
SunT ng
zuGaRome
me
sRo
mel
ee in
fan
try
2
1
Burning Rome
+1
atta
ck
Hea
vy
Illustration by
Gabriel Barbabianca
Example (right): The Roman player pla- 2

ces a unit in the left and right column. Since
the left column was empty its estalibshed
this turn and will therefore not attack. The
right column already had units in it and
will attack together with the center.
Burning Rome
4. End of turn: All units now attack the

opponents army (column vs. column).
Columns established this turn
doesnt attack.
Annihilation
If your army is annihilated, see annihilation

on page 13.
Victor
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
The winner of the battle gets 1 VP and may

choose to either
add 1 tactic card to his army from his
own progress deck.
or steal all mercenary units from the
enemy army to put in his own army.
Carthage
Carthage is Romes true rival for dominance in the Mediterranian, Carthage has sworn never to
bow down to Roman rule and its clear to everyone that only one empire can rule the Mediterranian.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Hard setup
Medium setup
Easy setup
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
1st army
1st army
1st army
Cards:
General - Hannibal Barca
1 x Libyan javelinmen
1 x Balearic slingers
Cards:
1 x Libyan infantry
1 x African war elephants
Cards:
2 x Libyan infantry
1 x African war elephants
Tactic - Rally
2nd army
2nd army
2nd army
Cards:
General - Mago Barca
1 x Carthaginian hoplites
Cards:
Cards:
Tactic - Fake retreat
Carthage can field very strong elephant units

and generals. Its possible to pull off some
very card and CP efficient combinations with
their tactic cards.
Carthago (3 VP)
AS: 10 / CP: 10 / Deck size: 3
Carthago (3 VP)
Cydamus (1 VP)
The Carthaginian faction is illustrated by Angelita Ramos

[web] https://angelitaramos.wordpress.com [mail] angelita.amr@gmail.com
Carthaginian units can be very inflexible if

play in the wrong order, and they are also
very susceptible to enemy interruption.
Many of their units lack in siege capabilities.
Carthago (3 VP)
Cydamus (1 VP)
Syracuse (1 VP)
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Celtiberia
Celtiberia consists of several Celtic and Iberian tribes who have formed an alliance to combat
the threats of the other factions. Roaming the Iberian peninsula the Celtiberians have enough
resources and land to build an empire, and with the sea to the south and the mountains to the
north, their lands are easy to defend.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Hard setup
Medium setup
Easy setup
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
1st army
1st army
1st army
Cards:
General - Caros
1 x Iberian tribesmen
1 x Guerilla warriors
Cards:
General - Caros
1 x Painted warriors
Cards:
General - Caros
1 x Shield warriors
Tactic - Infantry charge
2nd army
2nd army
2nd army
Cards:
General - Viriathus
Cards:
General - Viriathus
Cards:
General - Viriathus
Tactic: Strong point
The Celtiberians have low cost units and tactics making it possible to field large armies
fast. On top of that many of their units are
good skirmishers.
Aracillium (3 VP)
18
Aracillium (3 VP)
Olisipo (1 VP)
The Celtiberian faction is illustrated by Gabriel Barbabianca

[web] http://ellixus.deviantart.com [mail] kyrios.aether@gmail.com
Many of their units have drawbacks or low

stats in battle, so they dont match other
factions unit for unit.
Aracillium (3 VP)
Olisipo (1 VP)
Burdigala (1 VP)
Gaetuli
The Gaetuli is a faction formed by several North African tribes who refuses to be under either Roman or Carthaginian rule. In unity they have found strength and resources, enough to compete
against the might of the other factions.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Hard setup
Medium setup
Easy setup
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
1st army
1st army
1st army
Cards:
General - Massinissa
1 x African javelinmen,
1 x Large shield spearmen
Cards:
1 x African war chariots
Cards:
Tactic - Support units
2nd army
2nd army
2nd army
Cards:
General - Syphax
1 x Tribal slingers
1 x African skirmish cavalry
Cards:
General - Syphax
1 x Tribal slingers
Cards:
General - Syphax
1 x Tribal slingers
Tactic - Missile barrage
The Gaetuli units can deal a lot of damage

in battles, specially in support situations.
Several of the Gaetulian warriors are experts
at skirmishing.
Migdol (3 VP)
Migdol (3 VP)
Tingis (1 VP)
The Gaetulian faction is illustrated by Carlos Cara lvarez

[web] http://carloscara.deviantart.com [mail] carloscarart@hotmail.com
Most units lack in defensive stats and

capabilities, and with many of them being
specialized in one thing, it comes at the cost
of flexibility.
Migdol (3 VP)
Tingis (1 VP)
Kartuba (1 VP)
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Rome
Rome consists of a united Italy with strong emphasis on disciplin and strict tactical doctrines.
Rome has success in both trades and war and is regarded as one of the dominating factors of the
Mediterranian.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Hard setup
Medium setup
Easy setup
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
Regions controlled:
1st army
1st army
1st army
Cards:
General - Gaius Julius Caesar
1 x Hastati
1 x Principes
Cards:
1 x Velites
1 x Hastati
1 x Principes
1 x Triarii
Cards:
1 x Velites
1 x Hastati
1 x Principes
1 x Triarii
1 x Equites
Tactic - Roman engineering
2nd army
2nd army
2nd army
Cards:
General - Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
1 x Hastati
1 x Principes
Cards:
1 x Velites
1 x Hastati
1 x Principes
Cards:
1 x Velites
1 x Hastati
1 x Principes
Tactic - Vedge formation
Rome can field a very flexible army with

good benefits and overall stats. Roman units
are exceptional at sieges, and is lead by
several strong generals.
Roma (3 VP)
20
Roma (3 VP)
Genua (1 VP)
The Roman faction is illustrated by Caner Inciucu

[web] http://redan23.deviantart.com [mail] inciucu@hotmail.de
Rome lacks heavily in skirmish units, and

many of their elite units are expensive to get
onto the battlefield.
Roma (3 VP)
Genua (1 VP)
Brundisium (1 VP)
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Ancient Battles Introduction

Introduction
Ancient battle index
Ancient battles is a game mode for Burning

Rome that lets you play out some of the most
iconic battles from the ancient history.
23.............Battle of Lake Trasimene (2-4 players)

24.............Battle of Zama (2-4 players)
Rules
The rules for ancient battles are for the most

part exactly the same as the battles from the
campaign mode. But in order to make a more
realistic representation of the specific battles,
there are a few added elements.
Setup
All battles come with a full setup guide. Here

youll find the exact cards that each deck and
starting hand consists of, extra victory conditions, special conditions and the battlefield
layout.
Extra victory conditions
Ancient battles are won in the same fashion

as campaign battles, by either routing or
annihilating the enemy army. But in addition
to this, each faction might have a specific
victory condition related to the scenario.
Extra battle conditions
In some battles youll find that factions may

have special conditions applying to them.
These can be both good and bad.
In these battles you might have to use units

from several different factions in an army.
Larger battles
Some battles are made up of 2 battlefields

and 4 armies. Here the flanks and center
are expanded and the armies are referred to
as sections. In these battles there are some
extra rules.
Players may share information, but not
exchange cards.
Only 1 section of an army is active per
turn, players decide which one.
Cards may be played anywhere on the
battlefield.
Card abilities are restricted to a chosen
section of an army or battlefield,
abilties cant affect both sections of an
army or the entire battlefield.
When a section of an army is routed or
annihilated the other section will suffer
2 damage to its AS and 1 CP loss in the
beginning of their turn.
Destroyed sections may no longer be
activated and their cards can no longer
be used.
22
Army section
Flank
Flank
Army section
Center
Center
Flank
Flank
Battle of Lake Trasimene

Carthage vs Rome (1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2)
The Battle of Lake Trasimene (June 24, 217 BC, April on the Julian calendar) was a major battle
in the Second Punic War. The Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans under the
consul Gaius Flaminius. Hannibals victory over the Roman army at Lake Trasimene remains, in
terms of the number of men involved, the largest ambush in military history. In the prelude to
the battle, Hannibal also achieved the earliest known example of a strategic turning movement.
Carthage
2nd army section
- Starting player -
AS: 12 / CP: 5

Principes
PASSIVE
0
1
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
2
3
Rome
Extra victory condition:
Survive more than 5 enemy turns.
Extra battle condition:
If your units are returned or discarded, they
are instead remove from the game.
Light melee infantry
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
3
1
Cantabrian cavalry
0
0
Cards in deck: 10
1 x Velites, 1 x Hastati, 1 x Principes, 2 x Triarii, 2 x Equites, Tactic - Eagle standard, Tactic
- Vedge formation, Mercenary - Samnite
Spearmen
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
0
1
African skirmish cavalry
Illustration by
Gabriel Barbabianca
PASSIVE
At the start of your turn, gain 1 CP.
Cards in hand: 3
3 random cards from army deck
Hastati
WHEN PLAYED
Burning Rome
2
1
1
2
Libyan infantry
Burning Rome
AS: 18 / CP: 4
1
1
Illustration by
Carlos Cara lvarez
PASSIVE
+1 defense vs missile.
1st army section
Iberian swordsmen
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
2
1
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
Burning Rome
WHEN PLAYED
Principes
PASSIVE
Burning Rome
1
2
Illustration by
Gabriel Barbabianca
Celtiberian cards
Gaetulian cards
(Gae)
PASSIVE
If discarded, discard 1 extra friendly unit.
2
1
(Cel)
Cards in army deck: 8

2 x Iberian tribesmen(Cel), 2 x iberian
swordsmen(Cel), 2 x Painted warriors(Cel), 1 x
Libyan peltasts, Mercenary - Garamantian
skirmishers
Libyan infantry

(none)

2 x Libyan infantry, 2 x Libyan hoplites, 1 x
Balearic slingers, 2 x Libyan javelinmen, 1 x
African skirmish cavalry(Gae), Tactic - Narrow
ambush, Tactic - Infantry Charge(Cel)
Cards in hand: 3
General - Hannibal Barca, 1 x Libyan javelinmen, Mercanry - Celtici horsemen(Cel)
Burning Rome

(none)
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
Cards in hand: 2
WHEN PLAYED
AS: 12 / CP: 3
Burning Rome
1st army section
1
1
Hastati
WHEN PLAYED
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
2nd army section

AS: 18 / CP: 5
Cards in hand: 2
Cards in deck: 10
2 x Velites, 1 x Hastati, 1 x Principes, 2 x Triarii, Tactic - Triplex acies, Tactic - Repel Cavalry,
Tactic - Infantry push, Mercenary - Samnite
peltasts
23
Battle of Zama
Rome vs Carthage (.. .. ..)
The Battle of Zama, fought around October 19, 202 BC, marked the end of the Second Punic
War. A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (Scipio) defeated a Carthaginian
force led by the commander Hannibal. Despite Hannibal possessing numerical superiority, Scipio
conceived a strategy to confuse and defeat his war elephants. Scipios troops then routed the
Carthaginian infantry, thanks in part to superior Roman cavalry.
1st army section
Rome
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1

Carthaginian beast units only
do half damage (round up).
2
1
Burning Rome
2
1
1
1
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
WHEN PLAYED
Hastati

(none)
1
0
Hastati
Carthage
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
3
5
WHEN PLAYED
to your own army.
Burning Rome
Hastati
6
0
5
0
Numidian skirmishers
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
WHEN PLAYED
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
Heavy melee beasts
Burning Rome
Hastati
Burning Rome
1
1
3
5
Illustration by
Carlos Cara lvarez
WHEN PLAYED
Return 1 enemy mercenary unit.
Numidian skirmishers
1
0
Cards in deck: 10
2 x Libyan infantry, 2 x Libyan hoplites, 1 x
Balearic slingers, 2 x Carthaginian hoplites,
1 x Phoenician heavy horses, Tactic - Make a
way, Tactic - Regroup
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Cards in hand: 3
WHEN PLAYED
to your own army.
Burning Rome
WHEN PLAYED
AS: 17 / CP: 4
6
0
Burning Rome
1st army section
5
0
Illustration by
Caner Inciucu
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
Heavy melee beasts
WHEN PLAYED
Burning Rome
Gaetulian cards
Carthaginian cards
(Gae)
6
0
WHEN PLAYED
Return 1 friendly unit.

1 x Velites, 2 x Principes, 2 x Triarii, 1 x
African skirmish cavalry(Gae), General - Publius
Cornelius Scipio, Tactic - Vedge formation,
Mercenary - Samnite peltasts
(Car)
6
2
Carthaginian war elephants

(none)
Burning Rome
Elite melee beasts
Cards in hand: 3
1 x Equites, 1 x Infantry push, 1 random card
form army deck
Illustration by
Carlos Cara lvarez
7
0

If Carthage has no beasts
left on the battlefield.
WHEN PLAYED
Return 1 enemy mercenary unit.

2 x Velites, 2 x Principes, 1 x Triarii, 1 x
Equites, 1 x African skirmish cavalry(Gae) , Mercenary - Numidian cavalry(Car), Tactic - Eagle
standard, Tactic - Fire pigs, Tactic - Repel
cavalry.
AS: 15 / CP: 4
Burning Rome
Cards in hand: 3
24
2nd army section
- Starting player -
AS: 15 / CP: 4
5
0
Heavy melee beasts

WHEN PLAYED
to your own army.
Burning Rome
Illustration by
Angelita Ramos
2nd army section

AS: 17 / CP: 4
Cards in hand: 3
1 x Carthaginian hoplites, Mercenary - Garamantian skirmishers, 1 x Libyan infantry
Cards in deck: 9
1 x Libyan hoplites, 2 x Balearic slingers, 2
x Libyan javelinmen, 1 x Phoenician heavy
horses, General - Hannibal Barca, Tactic Rally, Tactic - Reserve
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Burning Rome, How to win

Heavy melee infantry

Generals melee cavalry

Gaius Marius Crassus

If you have 3 or less CP,

Mercenary missile infantry

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There are 4 different types of cards in the

Tactic cards are only played during battles

These cards are the backbone of your decks.

The general cards act like regular unit cards,

All unit related cards have the same layout

Command point cost

Mercanary cards start out as adversaries

Heavy melee infantry

Game setup, starting player

Campaign map with faction and army tokens

Example of a 3-player setup with same

Mercenary missile infantry

Mercenary spear infantry

Pile of mercenary cards (face up)

If you have 3 different types

Medium melee infantry

Medium melee infantry

Battlefield with progress token

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Stance tokens (face down)

Discard 1 enemy unit with a

Generals melee cavalry

Heavy melee infantry

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus

1st army deck (face down)

Progress deck (face up)

Home deck (face up)

2nd army sheet

2nd army deck (face down)

Campaign years, periods

Each campaign year consist of two phases.

1. Reshuffle and place the action sheets

The very first action to be executed is the

Once the progress token is moved to a new

2. Beginning with the starting player, each

3. Once all action tokens have been

Remember, some action spots cost extra

Seasons, Army sheets

Winter action: All armies gain

Spring action: All armies

Winter effect: Armies take

Spring effect: Armies have to

Seasons also have an impact on armies marching, which can be done

Summer action: All players

Fall action: All players may add

Summer effect: Armies take 3

The army sheet is the center piece of your

Army strength (AS)

Command points (CP)

You can never conduct an action that puts

March, Regions, Supply lines

March 1 of your armies to a different region

Marching past an army