Tribune: Primus Inter Pares

Tribune: Primus Inter Pares is a rich strategy board game set in ancient Rome, where players seek to become the most powerful political force in the city by gaining influence over key factions such as the Legions, Patricians, Praetorians, and Vestal Virgins. Designed by Karl-Heinz Schmiel and released in 2007, the game revolves around area control, worker placement, and clever use of cards representing faction members.

What makes Tribune stand out is its flexibility and replayability. It doesn’t have one fixed win condition—instead, players choose from various victory paths such as controlling certain factions, gathering influence tokens, or fulfilling secret objectives. This encourages different strategies every game. The theme is woven beautifully into the mechanics, with a balance of luck and long-term planning. Its elegant components, variable gameplay goals, and deep tactical choices make Tribune a hidden treasure for fans of political intrigue and classical history in tabletop form.