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Colosseum

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2007 · 3-5 players · 90min · weight 2.76 · 9,264 ratings

v2 v3 fit 0.447

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ID
27746
Name
Colosseum
Year
2007
Rank
386
Min players
3
Max players
5
Playing time
90
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
2.7583
Num weights
757
Bayes avg
6.83609
Average
7.19975
Users rated
9264
Num owned
10510
Wanting
572
Wishing
2487
Num comments
2522
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:15:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Auction / BiddingDice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading
Categories (2)
AncientNegotiation
Description (1326 chars)

In Colosseum, each player is a Roman impresario - producing great spectacles in his or her arena in the hopes of attracting the most spectators. Players earn wealth and glory for each event run, using it to create ever more ambitious events. They will need to improve their arena, find the best performers, lure the Emperor and his nobles, and manage assets for long-term success to be granted the title of Grand Impresario, with tales of your extraordinary spectacles acclaimed throughout the empire. As commanded by the Emperor, the greatest celebration in Roman history has continued unabated for 99 days. All of Rome has borne witness to the grandest spectacles the empire has ever seen — all to commemorate the opening of the Amphitheatrum Flavium, the Colosseum. Tens of thousands have flocked to the city to experience the sight of a hundred gladiators in battle...rare and exotic animals prowling the arena floor...and to hear and see the greatest musicians and entertainers from throughout the empire. But these events have only been a prelude to today — the closing finale! As a master impresario you have prepared for this moment your entire life. Titus himself has taken his seat in the Emperor’s Loge. At the drop of his hand, the final spectacle will begin. Your moment in the sun has come.

LLM v2 (wide)

Core verb
stage show, attract spectators
Decision shape
combinatorial
Reward schedule
mixed:immediate+delayed
Aesthetics
["Challenge", "Expression"]
Core loop pitch
Auction performers, trade for missing pieces, stage your show, score equal to your single best spectacle ever.
Translation difficulty
Medium
Difficulty reason
Auction + trading + best-show scoring is screen-friendly, but only TTS mods exist; trading negotiation is the soul.
Direct digital port
Port kind
Closest loop translation
none yet
Primitive tags
["best_score_only_counts", "set_completion_for_show", "open_auction_for_assets", "noble_attraction_multiplier", "arena_capacity_upgrade"]
Confidence
0.55
Extracted at
Mon Apr 27 2026 11:40:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Raw v2 JSON (884 chars)
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  "name": "Colosseum",
  "core_verb": "stage show, attract spectators",
  "decision_shape": "combinatorial",
  "reward_schedule": "mixed:immediate+delayed",
  "aesthetics": [
    "Challenge",
    "Expression"
  ],
  "core_loop_pitch": "Auction performers, trade for missing pieces, stage your show, score equal to your single best spectacle ever.",
  "mobile_translation_difficulty": "Medium",
  "translation_difficulty_reason": "Auction + trading + best-show scoring is screen-friendly, but only TTS mods exist; trading negotiation is the soul.",
  "direct_digital_port": null,
  "direct_digital_port_kind": null,
  "closest_loop_translation": "none yet",
  "primitive_tags": [
    "best_score_only_counts",
    "set_completion_for_show",
    "open_auction_for_assets",
    "noble_attraction_multiplier",
    "arena_capacity_upgrade"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.55
}

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).