2018Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace
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Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
Æterna
2025Martin Wallace
- Videos
- 12
- Creators
- 12
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Æterna is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
2 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
In Æterna, you take the role of a Roman Gens (family) that will try to increase its prestige through three eras: the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. Your goal is to increase your influence over the city by supporting the conquest of the provinces, ruling over "the seven hills of Rome", and contributing to the construction of monuments and buildings. While doing this, you must not demotivate the people in the hills under your direct control as unrest could put you in a bad light. If you manage majorities, cards, and resources better than your opponents, your Gens will be remembered in the history books as one of the most important in Rome.
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Æterna has 12 videos from 12 creators: 6 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2024 to March 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Aeterna - Tutorial & Playthrough" by Gaming Rules!, which runs 2 h 33 min. For a quicker teach, "How to Play Aeterna — Board Game Textbook" by Board Game Textbook runs 31 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Aeterna Review" by MarcoOmnigamer. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "S3E4 - Æterna" by Current Plays Podcast.
If you like it, try Brass: Birmingham, Anno 1800: The Board Game, AuZtralia and Age of Steam, also by Martin Wallace.
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About Æterna
From BoardGameGeek:
In Æterna, you take the role of a Roman Gens (family) that will try to increase its prestige through three eras: the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. Your goal is to increase your influence over the city by supporting the conquest of the provinces, ruling over "the seven hills of Rome", and contributing to the construction of monuments and buildings. While doing this, you must not demotivate the people in the hills under your direct control as unrest could put you in a bad light. If you manage majorities, cards, and resources better than your opponents, your Gens will be remembered in the history books as one of the most important in Rome.
Designer
Martin Wallace
Artists
Emiliano Mammucari, Andreas Rocha
Publisher
Ergo Ludo Editions
Categories
AncientCard Game
Mechanics