The gods are divided. Rome is lost. We must restore his glory! With the favor of the gods, we will lead our people to become the chosen tribe who will bring unity and strength to the empire.

Gods of Rome is a competitive area control game that uses worker placement and card activation and lasts approximately 60 minutes. Players each choose a tribe at the start of the game and must lead it to gain the favor of the gods.

The Favor Track has three checkpoints, and as players earn Favors, they advance on this track; if a player reaches a checkpoint, all players score points based on their relative position on the favor track, then they advance to the checkpoint. When a player reaches the third checkpoint, players score points again, and whoever gets the highest overall score wins.