Game Primus

Rules

In addition to the Basic Rules, we are playing with the following advanced rules in Game Primus...

• Pontifex Maximus (2.01)
• Provincial Wars (2.02)
• Rebel Governors (2.03)
• Legionary Disbandment (2.04)
• Advocates (2.05)

We are playing with the following variant rule in Game Primus...

The Republic of Rome assassination rules have the drawback that they are all or nothing. Either the assassin gets away with the deed or is caught; rarely is there anything in between. Another difficulty is that the rule whereby the Faction Leader must stand for trial is easily avoided or minimized by a crafty player who assigns their worst Senator as Faction Leader and uses him as the Assassin. Thus, here is a variant rule for handling assassinations.

A player attempting an assassination rolls one colored and one white die. Both are modified by Evil Omens if any exist. An assassination is successful if the colored dr is 5-6. An assassin is caught if the white dr is 1-3.

Caught assassins are executed. In addition, every senator in the assassin's faction loses 5 Influence (minimum of 0) and 1 Popularity.

Bodyguard cards subtract 1 from both the colored and white dr's as well as triggering an additional white dr to see whether the assassin is caught.

Assassin cards add 1 to both the colored and white dr's as well as adding 1 to any additional Bodyguard rolls.

There is no special prosecution of the Faction Leader.