Mare Nostrum (board game) Mare Nostrum (board game) Mare Nostrum is a board game for 3 to 5 players, designed by Serge Laget and published in 2003 by Eurogames. It was also the name of a 1983 board game in the Fronte Mare series. Players assume the roles of one of five Mediterranean empires - Rome, Greece, Babylon, Egypt or Carthage. Units are placed on a game board representing the Mediterranean and the surrounding area, divided into provinces which contain one or more resources. Players take turns in rounds of three phases: The first player to do any of the following wins the game:
Mare Nostrum (board game) player's roles; for example, Rome must play aggressively while Egypt must trade. Further, players are forced (to a certain extent) into certain actions early in the game; if Egypt is allowed to acquire too many resource cards they will quickly build the Pyramids; if Rome is not then held in check they will achieve military victory. However, once the game has been played a few times these strategies become less effective and the game opens out again. "Mare Nostrum: Mythology Expansion" adds mythological and religious elements to the game. These include: Mare Nostrum (board game) Mare Nostrum is a board