Foundations of Rome and of Metropolis — Are They Gems?

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I usually talk about older games, and many of those older games are (of course) of an older style. My style. What about new games in that style? Enter Foundations of Rome (Emerson Matsuuchi & Arcane Wonders 2022), a luxe plastic-mini-filled city-building experience. The same game re-appeared in a more sensible retail edition in 2024 as Foundations of Metropolis. Since these are pretty new, there are I'm sure already lots of videos out there about these games. You probably don't need yet another How to Play video for it. If you're here, maybe you're here for my opinion, I'm guessing. So that's what you get! Old mic died, new mic seems a bit muffled? We'll get through this, together. Board Gems highlights older board and card games that are still great games today, and deserve to not be forgotten! Join & Support: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9Ab6egkU1ru3sgP8TUI2A/join Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgems.com BGG Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/10011 Brought to you by Pizzeria Ludica! https://www.ludica.ca/ BGG Listings: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284189/foundations-of-rome https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412865/foundations-of-metropolis #boardgames #tabletop #vancouver #ludica