A fast paced board game set in Ancient Rome. The game includes backstabbing schemes, fierce bidding and bloody gladiatorial combat! PLOTS & SCHEMES: Mastermind schemes and undermine your rivals with cards from your hand. Betrayal of choice. MARKETPLACE: Money greases the wheels of power. Bid against your opponents in the open market acquire the best new prospects for the Arena! BLOOD ON THE SAND: Pit your champion against your enemy’s and wager on the results. The path to victory leads across the sacred sands of the Arena! “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” - Seneca.