How to Play

Concordia

2-5 players 100-100 min 8.1 Board Game Geek Rating

In this Roman Empire strategy game, players lead dynasties expanding across Mediterranean cities that produce various goods. Using identical starting card sets that expand throughout play, you send colonists to settle cities and develop trade networks. Cards serve dual purposes: enabling actions and providing victory points. Success requires strategic planning and monitoring opponents' moves. Victory goes to the player earning the most points from appeasing ancient gods.

Published 2013

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

Choose AUTOMA color

Select a player color for the AUTOMA opponent

Place AUTOMA starting cards

Put the AUTOMA starting cards beside the main game board

Position AUTOMA warehouse board

Place the AUTOMA warehouse board next to the main game board

Deploy AUTOMA colonists

Place two AUTOMA colonists in the starting city (which ones doesn't matter since they don't move)

Store remaining colonists

Place remaining AUTOMA colonists in the designated spaces on the warehouse board

Stock AUTOMA warehouse

Place starting goods in AUTOMA's warehouse (2 wheat, 1 brick, 1 iron, 1 pottery, 1 cloth, no coins)

Set up player resources

The human player follows normal game rules (2 wheat, 1 brick, 1 iron, 1 pottery, 1 cloth, and 5 coins)

Remove Prefect card

The Prefect General card is not used in solo mode

Follow 2-player setup

All other preparation steps follow the standard 2-player game rules

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

Human player goes first

The human player always takes the first turn

Follow standard rules with exceptions

Play according to normal rules except for the two exceptions below

Diplomat exception

Since AUTOMA doesn't play cards, when using Diplomat, copy your own last played card

Prefect exception

If you use Prefect to take coins (not goods), AUTOMA may place one colonist on the board; if all AUTOMA colonists are already placed, AUTOMA gains no benefit

Roll dice for AUTOMA

Use 2 six-sided dice or 1 twelve-sided die to determine AUTOMA's action

Build house action (1-4)

Pay the highest value good from warehouse to build in an empty city of that good type

Buy card action (5-7)

Purchase up to two cards using normal cost rules (resource cost on card plus position cost)

Collect goods action (8-12)

Roll dice again and collect one good based on result, placing it in warehouse