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Rules assistant for MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi
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MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi is an expansion for MUNERA: Familia Gladiatoria released in 2011. It was designed by Matteo Santus and its main mechanics are Trading, Auction / Bidding, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi is the first expansion for MUNERA: Familia Gladiatoria. Focused on combat, MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi gives to the lanista a new way to manage the Duels of his champions adding to the basic game 2 brand new PUGNA decks and 12 ARMATURA cards, showing specific abilities to be used during the Duels. This expansion also add some rules that can be used during the managerial phase, giving the players a new way to play MUNERA: Familia Gladiatoria. MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi is downloadable for free and it is a gift to all lanista bringing newly alive the Spectacles of Gladiators all across the world.
Designers
Publishers
- Albe Pavo
Questions and answers
MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi belongs to these categories: Fighting, Economic, and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Trading, Auction / Bidding, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi are: Matteo Santus. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists MUNERA: Ars Dimicandi as an expansion for MUNERA: Familia Gladiatoria. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need MUNERA: Familia Gladiatoria to use it. Check that your edition of MUNERA: Familia Gladiatoria is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.