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Rating:	6.9 Good
Popularity:	7
Difficulty:	Very easy
Year:	1989
Players:	2-6 players
Playing time:	30 minutes
Age:	12+

Created by: Wolfgang Riedesser, Ingrid Berner, Eckhard Freytag, Thomas Thiemeyer

Published by: Asmodee, Cafe Games, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos

Alternate Names: Ave César, Avé César, Ave Cesare, Q-Jet 21xx, アベ・カエサル

Description:

Set in a Roman Coliseum, players use cards to move their chariots around a quasi-variable track. The track itself has bottlenecks and lane-changing restrictions, which make the race interesting for the racers (very similar to Detroit-Cleveland Grand Prix or Daytona 500).

Players are required to race three laps, and they must stop to 'Hail Caesar' before they can finish (a pit stop). The game is light, but if you waste too many moves taking the longer, outside-routes on corners, you may not have enough movement to finish the race.

Later, the game was revamped into Ausgebremst, with the most notable changes being modular boards and options to reduce the luck.

The new Cafe Games/Pro Ludo edition has only 2 different tracks compared to the Ravensburger edition with 2 track variants on both sides of the board.

Prices:

Retail Price:	$136
Amazon:	$228

Expansions:

Ave Caesar: Kurs 1

Awards:

Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Winner 2005
Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Nominee 2005
Årets Spel Best Family Game Winner 1989

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Ave Caesar Game Rules

Who will be crowned "Greatest Charioteer of Rome"? Three to six players compete in a race around the famous Circus Maximus.

The winner of a race is the first driver to complete 3 laps of the course and cross the finish line to collect his laurels (points).

This is done by judicious play of the race cards. Ultimately, the player with the most points after several races (we suggest 4) is winner of the tournament.

Components

1 Game board
6 Chariots
6 Coins
6 Sets of 24 race cards
Rulebook

Setup

Select a racecourse; for 3-4 players, we suggest side A, white course, clockwise for the first race. For 5-6 players, side B, yellow course, clockwise. Every race takes 3 laps, with every player stopping in the Imperial Alley once. â€¦

Ave Caesar Variant Rules

Starting Positions

The winner of the last race may occupy position 1, the one who was second gets position 2 and so on. Adjust the seating order around the table, so everybody takes his turn clockwise.
Missed Turns

If a player may not move, he misses a turn and puts a card at the bottom of his deck, drawing a replacement.
Crash and Burn

If a player is in the lead with only sixes in his hand, his chariot crashes and blocks the square it is in for the rest of the game. This may mean that no one can win; in this case, no points are awarded for this race. â€¦

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