I've played Roma 5 times now and I really quite like the blend of luck, pace and different approaches. But unless we have the rules wrong, the Mercator / Handler does seem obscenely strong. Search thru the deck as fast as possible for a Haruspex or the Mercator using multiple dice on the card disk each turn. Use the Haruspex to search the deck for the Mercator and hold it safe in your hand. Hit your opponent a bit so they're losing VP's each round and not getting too many VP's from forums. Save your money as quick as you can using multiple dice on the money disk. Then in one move, place your Mercator down on a die roll that's been activated, get money with your other 2 dice again (if you need it) and purchase all their VP's for an instant victory.
For the moment, this 'who gets the mercator first' is killing it as an interesting spectacle for us. I know it's been playtested 200+ times, and there are 6 attack card strategies and multiple forum strategies, but the instant win of the Mercator still seems overstrong.
Have I got any rules wrong? Are the playtested rules the same as the printed rules for sure? For example, can you only place 1 die per turn on the money disc?
Maybe the rules should say you can only purchase 1 VP on a turn which would give it similar ability to the 'steal 1 vp' card?
Patrick
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