Perplexed

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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