Devir Iberia Quorum board game

The Roman Empire extends throughout the known world. The expansion of civilization is evident in all aspects of life, from commerce to architecture, through the power of the army or political intrigues, and the presence of the gods is clear in the course of human lives. As a senator of this vast empire, will you be able to expand your influence throughout its provinces?

A work by Raúl Franco and Fran Martínez and illustrated by Bea Tormo, Quorum allows games of 2 to 4 players, from 14 years old, of about 45 minutes duration. In Quorum, players put themselves in the shoes of Roman senators who share power in Rome and its provinces in order to achieve the greatest possible influence. The goal is to be the most powerful and influential senator through victory points, which are obtained in the different areas of influence of the game at the end of the twelve rounds that the game lasts.

Learning to play Quorum is very easy, but achieving the highest possible number of points is a challenge. Basically, points can be earned in two ways: by influencing the 6 provinces of the central board or by getting certain combinations of cards in the personal area.

The cards on one side show a province (and, if played, a player will add points in that province of the central board) and on the other side show 1 of the four groups: military, intrigue, architecture and commerce, which will give different bonuses according to the final combination in the personal area of each player. In addition, there are 14 cards of gods, which affect the scoring value of the provinces on the central map and can turn the game around at any time.

Each player starts with 4 cards in hand; on their turn, they will take a card from a common market and then play a card from their hand in the playing area, influencing one of the provinces on the board. Once these two steps are resolved, the turn passes to the player on their right, and so on until all players have 12 cards in front of them (having played a total of 12 turns each). And how are the cards scored in the play area? At the end of the game, military cards give points for each pair or trio with consecutive values; intrigue cards give as many points as the number of intrigue cards multiplied by the number of cards with a value of 3 in the player´s personal area; architecture cards give points for each different card of this type accumulated by the player; and trade cards give points for the size of the set of products present on the cards of this type.

With many interesting options to take on each turn, Quorum is an easy game to learn and quick to play, but it will test the strategic ability of all players. Is it better to secure leadership in a province or get a specific card to maximize the score? In short, a game worth an empire.

Specifications:

- Publisher: Devir
- Author: Raúl Franco and Fran Martínez
- Illustrator: Bea Tormo
- Mechanics: End game bonus, Deck building, Pattern building, Hand management, Market
- Player Type: Amateur, Casual, Sociable
- Game Scenario: Less than an hour, Board game with in-laws, A quick one