Has anyone else played this monster of a game?
Just got this boardgame last week, and while I still have some reading to do (it comes with a pretty hefty rulebook), I already have an overall idea of how the game goes. What I still don't know is how long and complicated it can get once it's being played.
Boardgamegeek puts the average time at 5 hours, but going through the rules I feel that our first run (scheduled for Saturday 15) might take considerably longer.
Do you guys have any previous experience with it?
For those who have never heard of it, Republic of Rome is a boardgame that seeks to recreate the years between the First Punic War and the assassination of Julius Caesar. Players take control of one of six different factions and try to win the game through influence, votes or control of the legions, while at the same time working together to avoid the republic from collapsing due to debt, war, rebellions, and so on.
This is way late now, but I play the game on occasion, mostly in few-and-far-between online sessions.
How did it play for you?