- 3-5 players
- Age 10 years and up
- 60-90 minutes
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Product Specifications
| Model Number: | DOW7701 |
| Assembly Required: | No |
| Batteries Required?: | No |
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In Colosseum you are a Roman impresario - producing great spectacles in your arena in the hope of attracting the most spectators to your events. You'll earn wealth and glory for each event you run, using it to build ever more ambitious events. Attract the most spectators to one of your events and you'll be granted the title of Grand Impresario, with tales of your extraordinary spectacles acclaimed throughout the empire. However, to produce larger events that will attract more spectators, you will need to build up your arena's infrastructure.
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As commanded by the Emperor, Rome is in the midst of a 100 day celebration commemorating the opening of the greatest public arena ever conceived by man - the Colosseum. Earn wealth and glory as one of Rome's greatest impresarios by producing grand spectacles in the hopes of attracting the most spectators to your events.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Colosseum is a highly enjoyable board game involving some luck as well as strategy, making it an excellent family game. Players own their own colosseum on the board and earn points by putting on a number of shows over 5 rounds of the game. Character pieces are moved about the board to gain extra points, on the throw of one or two dice. It is an adaptable game and can be played with 3 to 5 players - probably best with 4 or 5, but quicker with 3. Games generally last between 1 hour and 90 minutes, depending on how protracted the negociating stage becomes - we introduced a two trade maximum or one minute trading slot to speed this up and focus players' minds. The educational value of the game lies more in developing communication skills and negotiating strategies, teaching important lessons in competition but also in co-operation, than in learning about ancient Rome, though the performance cards have been well researched and the latin grammar is correct. Our youngest is 9 and loves the structure of the game, especially the purchasing and trading of the asset tokens. The chance element to the game is an advantage to family play and probably accurately reflects the caprice of the emperor.
The game is robustly constructed and set out in compartments that make packing up and setting out relatively easy, compared to other board games like this.
The game is robustly constructed and set out in compartments that make packing up and setting out relatively easy, compared to other board games like this.
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Our family loves this game, which was recommended to us by a game specialist shop in Canterbury. Aimed at adults and older children, I'd say.
The only rule we felt we had to ignore is that the person scoring the lowest points/coins in each of the first four levels is supposed to take a card of their choice from that round's winner, and some dirty tactics were being used by one member of our family, deliberately doing badly to steal a prized card! (the lightning bolt wild card, of which there are few, is very precious).
The actual winner is the highest scorer of the fifth and final round, when everyone puts on their big event.
The only rule we felt we had to ignore is that the person scoring the lowest points/coins in each of the first four levels is supposed to take a card of their choice from that round's winner, and some dirty tactics were being used by one member of our family, deliberately doing badly to steal a prized card! (the lightning bolt wild card, of which there are few, is very precious).
The actual winner is the highest scorer of the fifth and final round, when everyone puts on their big event.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Lots of bits, and lots of fun
20 Oct 2008
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I'm a board game fanatic, and I love games with strategy and lots and lots of bits. This game delivers.
There are tons of tiles, cards, tokens, and colosseum parts, and a big board, all very sturdy and nice looking. There's a cloth bag to hold the tiles. The box is packaged very well and even includes a sheet to explain where all the parts go (to make sure you can get it all back in the box).
This is just a shade more complicated to learn than games like Ticket to Ride, but it's easy once you get the hang of it. There is some fairly easy strategy and decision making, and there is some auctioning and trading, but again it's very controlled (shouldn't be much bickering). Figure out how to upgrade your colosseum, gather the resources you need, and put on the best show possible to score the most points and win.
My only disappointment is its not a two player game (3 to 5 only)--sometimes I have trouble finding a group to play. Definitely recommended.
There are tons of tiles, cards, tokens, and colosseum parts, and a big board, all very sturdy and nice looking. There's a cloth bag to hold the tiles. The box is packaged very well and even includes a sheet to explain where all the parts go (to make sure you can get it all back in the box).
This is just a shade more complicated to learn than games like Ticket to Ride, but it's easy once you get the hang of it. There is some fairly easy strategy and decision making, and there is some auctioning and trading, but again it's very controlled (shouldn't be much bickering). Figure out how to upgrade your colosseum, gather the resources you need, and put on the best show possible to score the most points and win.
My only disappointment is its not a two player game (3 to 5 only)--sometimes I have trouble finding a group to play. Definitely recommended.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
High quality components, finely tweaked, well engineered = 5*****
12 Nov 2009
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Days of Wonder has struck gold with their game "Colosseum". Wolfgang Kramer (designer of "El Grande") and Markus Lübke teamed up to create this high quality and highly engineered game.
Players take on the role of a colosseum event planner. Your goal: to put on a spectacle so awe inspiring that you draw the largest crowd. The player with the highest amount of spectators at any one of their events is declared the winner.
There are five turns in the game. Each turn is broken down into five phases. The first phase allows players to invest. Will you expand your arena? Maybe you should buy some season tickets to beef up your spectator score. Or you could buy an emperor's loge which gives you the ability to move the Emperor or Senators into your arena.
In phase two, players purchase asset tokens. Each program requires certain assets (such as comedians, musicians, lions, horses, etc). The more assets you have, the more spectators you will attract. Players bid on the assets of their choice. The highest bidder gets the assets.
Players are allowed to trade assets with other players in phase three. During phase 4, you will be putting on your event. You score points based upon how many spectators you attract. Collect your coins. Then it's phase five which is an upkeep phase. After five turns, the player with the highest score is the winner.
This game has a lot going for it. The production values are high. There are lots of bits and the bits are of high quality. The box comes with a tray that holds everything. Indeed, there is even a picture with instructions on how to store your nice new "Colosseum" game. The board and tiles are beautiful. The player aids have all the information you need to play. The icons are easily recognized by color and image. This game is highly engineered.
Also, the game play is quite good. There is some randomness (tile draws, dice rolls for the Emperor). But there is not much luck. It's a game of high strategy. Also, the game plays quickly. You can play with experienced players in 60 minutes, counting set up. There is a great deal of replay value in this game. Long term strategies are viable but so are short term goals.
Colosseum also makes for a decent gateway game. Not the best gateway game, but still a good one. This game is sure to bring hours of entertainment to gamers of all playing levels. I don't give that many 5***** ratings but Colosseum is definitely worthy.
Players take on the role of a colosseum event planner. Your goal: to put on a spectacle so awe inspiring that you draw the largest crowd. The player with the highest amount of spectators at any one of their events is declared the winner.
There are five turns in the game. Each turn is broken down into five phases. The first phase allows players to invest. Will you expand your arena? Maybe you should buy some season tickets to beef up your spectator score. Or you could buy an emperor's loge which gives you the ability to move the Emperor or Senators into your arena.
In phase two, players purchase asset tokens. Each program requires certain assets (such as comedians, musicians, lions, horses, etc). The more assets you have, the more spectators you will attract. Players bid on the assets of their choice. The highest bidder gets the assets.
Players are allowed to trade assets with other players in phase three. During phase 4, you will be putting on your event. You score points based upon how many spectators you attract. Collect your coins. Then it's phase five which is an upkeep phase. After five turns, the player with the highest score is the winner.
This game has a lot going for it. The production values are high. There are lots of bits and the bits are of high quality. The box comes with a tray that holds everything. Indeed, there is even a picture with instructions on how to store your nice new "Colosseum" game. The board and tiles are beautiful. The player aids have all the information you need to play. The icons are easily recognized by color and image. This game is highly engineered.
Also, the game play is quite good. There is some randomness (tile draws, dice rolls for the Emperor). But there is not much luck. It's a game of high strategy. Also, the game plays quickly. You can play with experienced players in 60 minutes, counting set up. There is a great deal of replay value in this game. Long term strategies are viable but so are short term goals.
Colosseum also makes for a decent gateway game. Not the best gateway game, but still a good one. This game is sure to bring hours of entertainment to gamers of all playing levels. I don't give that many 5***** ratings but Colosseum is definitely worthy.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
amazing
20 Dec 2007
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Well constructed. Seems complicated at first, but quickly catches on... a lot of strategy...
I wasn't that interested in it from the game description, but my husband got it and I absolutely adore it. Forces you to make decisions like "which upgrade will help me out most in the end," and "Should I even upgrade or save my money for resources because if I don't get the resources I won't be able to make as much money this turn, but if I don't get the upgrade now, I'll never be able to get any higher than such and such a level."
Game consists of 5 rounds, each of which has 5 steps (takes longer than you think), involves trading with others. There are multiple ways of making money in the 5th step- which is important for investing, but which means absolutely nothing to you at the end of the game if it is still in your hand.
A different game in that each of the 5 rounds are scored separately... Your score does not cumulate or add to the previous scores- neither is it a "best 3/5" rounds type of game... but simply the best score of any player in any round wins...
It is not uncommon for you to make less points than a previous round one time in the game, but So far that I've played, the winner has always been someone who made the most points in the last round.
I wasn't that interested in it from the game description, but my husband got it and I absolutely adore it. Forces you to make decisions like "which upgrade will help me out most in the end," and "Should I even upgrade or save my money for resources because if I don't get the resources I won't be able to make as much money this turn, but if I don't get the upgrade now, I'll never be able to get any higher than such and such a level."
Game consists of 5 rounds, each of which has 5 steps (takes longer than you think), involves trading with others. There are multiple ways of making money in the 5th step- which is important for investing, but which means absolutely nothing to you at the end of the game if it is still in your hand.
A different game in that each of the 5 rounds are scored separately... Your score does not cumulate or add to the previous scores- neither is it a "best 3/5" rounds type of game... but simply the best score of any player in any round wins...
It is not uncommon for you to make less points than a previous round one time in the game, but So far that I've played, the winner has always been someone who made the most points in the last round.
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