
- BGG rank
- BGG #23,855
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Paying the Peiper
- 1–2 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2010

2009
Rules assistance for The Toast of the Town
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

For 2 players
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The Toast of the Town is a board game released in 2009 for 2 players and 30 minutes per game. It was designed by Paul Rohrbaugh and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid and Simulation.
The Toast of the Town is the fifth game in the Pocket Battle Games series from LPS, Inc. The game simulates the revolt of Boudica and uses the usual PBG card-drawing activation system. The Roman player wins if he can evacuate enough citizens from Londinium before the end of turn 6. The Toast of the Town by Paul Rohrbaugh was offered as a "Jubilee free game", celebrating that (as of May 21, 2009) fifty-thousand copies of Against the Odds Magazine had been shipped.
The Toast of the Town supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for The Toast of the Town is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The Toast of the Town has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light 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.
The Toast of the Town belongs to these categories: Wargame and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid and Simulation. 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 The Toast of the Town are: Paul Rohrbaugh. 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 The Toast of the Town as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.