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At the height of its power, the Roman Empire covered a vast amount of territory and brought major advancements in engineering, architecture, science, art, and literature. Corruption and economic crisis has made the empire unstable and paved the way for aggressive barbarian tribes to attack.
airjudden
When I heard this was coming out, I thought it would be a ridiculous Eurogame with another theme pasted on to Pandemic. Well, there is plenty of Pandemic in it: Epidemics are now called revolts and outbreaks are declines in the empire. However, they add legions for your sides, dice (!), and a lot of new ideas and they manage a decent amount of history. I was impressed enough to buy the game the day I played it. This is the game that [thing=65532][/thing] was trying to be: a more thematic Pandemic with dice. While that game does have some great plastic, it is too bloated for what it is. This gets it just right (well, except no plastic).
Ajax
Nice abstraction of Pandemic elements to barbarian hordes attacking Rome. Very cohesive and it has its own identity. I appreciate that the goal isn’t 1-dimensional. Amazing theme.
AmandaDesignsGames
I believe FoR became my favorite Pandemic. It gives you a richer, deeper experience, but the same flavor. However, the changes in the migration system and the corruption action open up the game to new levels, and make the puzzle quite different. It's a fresh take for fans of Pandemic who, like me, grew a bit tired of the original.