The southern part of Britain is under Roman domination, and
Caesar has already begun the construction of Hadrian's Wall to protect
the empire from invasions from the North. Together with the wall Caesar
has ordered the founding of a new city which will remind the locals of
the glory of Rome. He has appointed five of his most trusted men to take
resources and workers from Rome and to build the city together – but in
the end only one of them will be appointed Praetor and rule the
Province in the name of Caesar.
In Praetor you will take the role
of a Roman engineer and you will work together with the other players
to build a magnificent city. You will manage your limited resources
wisely and look for new ones, you will recruit new Workers while your
old experienced ones will retire, you will build settlements to keep the
population happy and you will praise the Gods to earn their favor.
Caesar will reward you if you give away precious resources to build
Hadrian’s Wall thus increasing your chances of becoming Praetor.
Every
turn you will place your Workers on previously built City Tiles to gain
resources, Morale, new Workers or Favor points. You may also assign
Workers to build new City Tiles or spend resources to meet Caesar’s
demands to gain Favor Points. At the end of each turn, you will have to
pay your Workers. Otherwise, the mood in the city will deteriorate.
Most
of the actions your Workers will perform will help them gain
experience. They will become increasingly skilled in collecting
resources. Your most experienced Workers will eventually retire and
bring you additional Favor Points but you will still have to show
solidarity and pay them until the end of the game.
