Foundations of Rome: Gardens of Ceres

Gardens of Ceres solo expansion for Foundations of Rome

The goddess Ceres is saddened by the destruction of nature to make way for Rome’s foundations. In her wisdom, she has petitioned her followers to erect lavish gardens to ensure Rome does not forget from whence they came, and bring balance to the budding city’s creation. The goddess may even elect to tamper further with the city’s construction, should she see wisdom in it…But the city must grow, and you must enact our King’s will, even if it means building around these gardens.

Gardens of Ceres introduces a brand-new game mode for solo play, featuring a smart opponent that adapts to counter your moves, designed by the award-winning Dávid Turczi. 

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In the Gardens of Ceres Solo Expansion, a single architect will test their wits against the goddess Ceres - a fully automated opponent attempting to keep the budding city of Rome naturalized, full of lush Gardens and Parks. Ceres functions similar to an opposing human player, only instead of constructing buildings, she’ll be placing Garden tiles drawn at random from a bag. These Garden tiles have similar icons and effects to players’ buildings; by utilizing a separate deck of action cards, Ceres will attempt to expand her Gardens into Parks by seeking adjacent lots. Not only will the goddess gain Victory Points off your buildings constructed adjacent to her Parks, but she’ll be bribing Romulus every step of the way - making it more difficult for you to secure the Deeds you want! With Ceres thwarting your strategies at every turn, only the most cunning players will succeed.