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Caesar & Cleopatra

Caesar & Cleopatra

1997·Wolfgang Lüdtke

Videos
9
Creators
7

Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Caesar & Cleopatra is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.

2 players
60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Caesar and Cleopatra is a card laying game where players assume the roles of these two great leaders. Caesar wants Rome to invade Egypt while Cleopatra wants it to remain independent and both try to influence Roman officials to support their cause. Players take turns and send their agents, i.e. play numbered cards from 1 to 5 to influence one group of Roman officials, Aedils, Quaestors, Senators, Pretorians and Censors. They can send fewer agents face-down or more agents face-up. Additionally they can play action cards like Assassins that take out opposing agents or scouts that reveal face-down agents. Players can decide if they want to refill their hand from the agent deck or the action card deck but once one of the decks is empty they don't have access to any more of these cards. After each players turn, a card from the voting stack is revealed and the group of officials that is indicated on the card casts their vote. The player who has the most influence points next to that group wins one official from that group to his cause and then removes his strongest agent from that stack. The game ends when all the officials have picked a side and the player who has influenced most of them wins the game, with bonus points for the majority in each group and some simple hidden objectives.

Caesar & Cleopatra

Watch first

Learn to play

How to Play Caesar and Cleopatra and Playthrough31:51

How to Play Caesar and Cleopatra and Playthrough

Board Gaymes James

Board Gaymes James

Review

Caesar & Cleopatra Review: Beware the Hides of Cards10:59

Caesar & Cleopatra Review: Beware the Hides of Cards

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

Caesar and Cleopatra | January 2026 Tournament | Game 138:31

Caesar and Cleopatra | January 2026 Tournament | Game 1

Bald and Bored Games

Bald and Bored Games

Which Caesar & Cleopatra video should I watch?

Caesar & Cleopatra has 9 videos from 7 creators: 3 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 3 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to September 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Caesar and Cleopatra and Playthrough" by Board Gaymes James, which runs 32 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Caesar & Cleopatra Review: Beware the Hides of Cards" by The Dice Tower. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Caesar and Cleopatra | January 2026 Tournament | Game 1" by Bald and Bored Games, one of 3 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Operation Barclay, Sobek: 2 Players, The Court of Miracles or Sunrise Lane, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Caesar & Cleopatra Review: Beware the Hides of CardsReview10:59

Caesar & Cleopatra Review: Beware the Hides of Cards

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Caesar & Cleopatra Board Game | ReviewReview13:29

Caesar & Cleopatra Board Game | Review

fenirob

fenirob

Caesar and Cleopatra | January 2026 Tournament | Game 1Playthrough38:31

Caesar and Cleopatra | January 2026 Tournament | Game 1

Bald and Bored Games

Bald and Bored Games

How to Play Caesar and Cleopatra and PlaythroughHow to play31:51

How to Play Caesar and Cleopatra and Playthrough

Board Gaymes James

Board Gaymes James

Only for Two! 5 New 2-Player Games You Need to Try | Board Game GiveawayPlaythrough12:56

Only for Two! 5 New 2-Player Games You Need to Try | Board Game Giveaway

kovray

kovray

Caesar & Cleopatra Board Game | PlaythroughPlaythrough46:33

Caesar & Cleopatra Board Game | Playthrough

fenirob

fenirob

Caesar and Cleopatra #boardgames @kosmosgames11110:15

Caesar and Cleopatra #boardgames @kosmosgames1111

BoardGameAddictUK

BoardGameAddictUK

Caesar & Cleopatra Board Game | Unboxing (No Talking)Unboxing3:33

Caesar & Cleopatra Board Game | Unboxing (No Talking)

fenirob

fenirob

Ring Side Report-Board Game Unboxing and Review of Caesar & CleopatraReview6:21

Ring Side Report-Board Game Unboxing and Review of Caesar & Cleopatra

Throat Punch Games

Throat Punch Games

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fenirob
fenirob
3 videos of this game
Bald and Bored Games
Bald and Bored Games
1 video of this game
BoardGameAddictUK
BoardGameAddictUK
1 video of this game
Board Gaymes James
Board Gaymes James
1 video of this game
kovray
kovray
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
1 video of this game
Throat Punch Games
Throat Punch Games
1 video of this game

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About Caesar & Cleopatra

From BoardGameGeek:

Caesar and Cleopatra is a card laying game where players assume the roles of these two great leaders. Caesar wants Rome to invade Egypt while Cleopatra wants it to remain independent and both try to influence Roman officials to support their cause. Players take turns and send their agents, i.e. play numbered cards from 1 to 5 to influence one group of Roman officials, Aedils, Quaestors, Senators, Pretorians and Censors. They can send fewer agents face-down or more agents face-up. Additionally they can play action cards like Assassins that take out opposing agents or scouts that reveal face-down agents. Players can decide if they want to refill their hand from the agent deck or the action card deck but once one of the decks is empty they don't have access to any more of these cards. After each players turn, a card from the voting stack is revealed and the group of officials that is indicated on the card casts their vote. The player who has the most influence points next to that group wins one official from that group to his cause and then removes his strongest agent from that stack. The game ends when all the officials have picked a side and the player who has influenced most of them wins the game, with bonus points for the majority in each group and some simple hidden objectives.

Designer

Wolfgang Lüdtke

Artists

Fiore GmbH, Franz Vohwinkel

Publisher

KOSMOS

Categories

AncientCard Game

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand ManagementHidden Units
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