ROTA Board Game - Bookcase Edition
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ROTA Board Game - Bookcase Edition
ROTA Board Game
ROTA (Radmühle, Terni Lapilli or Wheel Mill) is a 2-player ancient Roman and Greek strategy game. The authenticity of the game is uncertain and was found during excavations. ROTA is played on a wheel board with 9 spaces. Each player gets 3 coin tokens. The first person to align 3 tokens in a row (across the center or along the edge) wins.
MILL Board Game
The larger board is used to play the game MILL, where players take turns moving their 9 coin tokens to form a Mill (3 in a row), allowing them to capture opponent tokens. The game ends when a player is reduced to 2 tokens or is unable to move.
“There she found the swaggering suitors, just then amusing themselves with boardgames before the doors, lounging on hides of oxen…”
Translation from HOMER (Book 1 The Odyssey lines 106-108) 700BCE
GAME COMPONENTS
ROTA Board Game - Bookcase Edition set includes:
2 Level Board (ROTA-Upper & MILL-Upper & Lower)
9 Black Coins
9 Silver Coins
1 Bookcase Edition Box
BOOKCASE EDITION BOX
The ROTA Board Game - Bookcase Edition game also includes a Bookcase Edition Box with a slide top. This bookcase edition box can be stored on a shelf with your other matching bookcase edition games. The box includes storage areas for the ROTA board and coin tokens.
The coin tokens are stored in the bottom of the box in a single layer and the ROTA board is stored above the tokens.
INFORMATION & ASSEMBLY
All parts were printed with PLA filament, matt or flat colored PLA filaments work best for bookcase edition games. I use a textured plate for adhesion. Some parts will need to be superglued, for example, the book spine is glued to the square cornered side of the bookcase box.
A small drop of printer oil on the edges of the box lid will help with the slide into the box top.
Antiquing the Coin Tokens
The coin tokens were printed with matt PLA (black) and PLA (white or light gray).
The black tokens were antiqued by applying a very small amount of gold color acrylic paint using a dry brush technique by lightly brushing the tops.
The white or light gray tokens were antiqued by painting with a dark gray acrylic paint and immediately wiping the paint off leaving only a small amount in the crevices.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I've turned off the prime tower in order to upload the model but turning it on (if it will fit on your plate) will help the quality of your prints.
ROTA Board Game - Bookcase Edition RULES
Game rules can be found below as a printable PDF document for download.
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DEDICATION
The Bookcase Edition is dedicated to my friend Don, as the Old Guys Gang continue to play boardgames in his memory even though his seat is empty now.
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