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Ostia: The Harbor of Rome

Ostia: The Harbor of Rome

Pro Ludo · 2005
3–560 min12+ yrs2.5/5 complexity5.8 BGG#13.347 BGG1,2 KStrategy
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How do you play Ostia: The Harbor of Rome?

Ostia is an economic game of trading goods and donating them to the senate of Rome. You have to decide, whether you want to earn money for your goods or whether you want to donate some of them to the senate.

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official art · Pro Ludo

Ostia is an economic game of trading goods and donating them to the senate of Rome. You have to decide, whether you want to earn money for your goods or whether you want to donate some of them to the senate. The senate grants victory points for the most needed goods, but no money. Therefore you have to put some goods to the market, hoping that they are rarely sold there to earn enough money for the next trading phase. The ranking of goods mostly needed changes each round and you can see the ranking for the next round. Accordingly you may decide to keep some of the goods for next round, when they are more valuable to the senate. But you can keep only one card of goods per storehouse and storehouses are expensive.

game anatomy
Complexity2.5 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#13.347
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Q3How do you play Ostia: The Harbor of Rome?
Ostia: The Harbor of Rome is a ancient game, for 3–5 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring auction / bidding. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Ostia: The Harbor of Rome — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Ostia: The Harbor of Rome support?
Ostia: The Harbor of Rome is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Ostia: The Harbor of Rome take?
A game of Ostia: The Harbor of Rome takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Ostia: The Harbor of Rome for?
Ostia: The Harbor of Rome is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Ostia: The Harbor of Rome?
Ostia: The Harbor of Rome has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.5 out of 5.
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