Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Develop a hand-held Roman civilization by upgrading multi-use cards, conquering regions, and outscoring a rival civilization after twelve rounds.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Deck / Bag Building
Add new pieces during play to improve the cards, tokens, or dice drawn later.
Multi-Use Cards
Use the same card in different ways, making each play a trade-off.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Move Through Deck
Progress through an ordered deck that represents position, time, or distance.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Behold: Rome is a solo civilization game designed to be played entirely in hand. Cards have four orientations, each with a different effect or scoring condition, and every action changes how the deck will work when it cycles again. Materials upgrade cards, population conquers regions, and abandoned territories can fuel national development or become tributaries. Across twelve rounds the player advances from monarchy toward later governments, tunes an engine, and tries to outscore a chosen rival civilization without using a table.
