Tribune: Primus Inter Pares Fan Site

Welcome to the most complex metropolis of the ancient world: Rome. More than 2,000 years ago, Rome was a town full of vibrant life whose myriad inhabitants - although they could not have been more different - had one important thing in common: they were all Romans.

In Tribune, the players belong to the large and ambitious patrician families of Rome and thirst for power. By exerting their influence over the city's various town factions, they seek one of the highest offices of the Republic, that of tribune. …

Family Sheet Breakdown

Every player takes the family sheet 'whose background color matches his followers. Each family sheet gives an overview of the different regions' functions, the different factions' benefits, and has spaces where players can place the tokens and markers they acquire.

Victory Condition Card Breakdown

What is a Tribune

In the Roman Empire, "tribune " was the name given to a variety of similar offices with diverse functions and responsibilities.

A people's tribune was a representative elected from among the plebeians, who acted as champion of the mass- es. He was supposed to combat injustice, and the tyranny of the patrician aristocracy. …

Each faction has a faction benefit and a take-over benefit, which are distinct from each other and are used at different points in the round.

Faction benefits are summarized on the family sheets, depicted on the game board with symbols, and described in detail below.

They are received in Phase 5: Faction Benefits. Some faction benefits can only be received if certain conditions are met, while other present options that the player receiving the benefit may choose between.

A faction's faction benefit is granted in Phase 5 of every round, as long as that faction has a controller. Remember that the controller is the player who has most recently taken over the faction and has a legal set of that faction faceup in front of them. A faction marker does not denote control. …