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This is your ticket to the track! In Long Shot: The Dice Game, you and up to seven other players will strategize and try your luck as the action unfolds in a thrilling eight-horse race. During the game you buy horses, place bets, influence the racing movement and use special skills. The roll of the dice determines which horses move and what options are available each turn, so be ready to adjust your plans. Once three horses cross the finish line, the earnings are added up. Although there are many ways to make money in a horse race, only the player who makes the most money is declared the winner. Do you play it safe, or risk it big from a distance?

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In 324 AD, Emperor Constantine chose the ancient city of Byzantium on the banks of the Bosphorus to be the location of his new capital. He called it Nova Roma, which means New Rome. To establish his magnificent new capital, the emperor summoned his most trusted patricians and charged them with a variety of tasks. With the emperor's tireless support, this incredible task was accomplished in just six years. In Nova Roma you are the head of an ancient and noble Roman house. You must use your relatives and servants to achieve a variety of goals. Build buildings, dominate sea lanes, secure resources, race in the hippodrome and hire specialists as your family's own agenda unfolds. Will it be enough to please the Emperor and emerge victorious in the battle between your rival houses?

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In Roland Wright you are a game designer obsessed with creating the perfect dice game. Pack as much inspiration and game features into the box as possible, while using equipment to speed up the design process. Be efficient to meet the Game of the Year Awards submission deadline! Players fill in their own grid of 6x6 dots with colored "bits" to complete patterns, earn prizes, and use the bits to perform actions. Each turn, the active player rolls 6 dice with colored "bits" on them. Then the active player groups the dice by color, removes a group and fills in pieces of that color on their grid. The other players fill in bits based on a remaining color group. Finally, all players may perform 1 action by clearing the corresponding bit. When a player fills his or her roster, the game ends on the next turn. The player with the most points wins!

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