Dictator of Rome — Tabula Cerata

The first crisis gripping Rome during the Consulship of Aulus Postumius Albinus

DORzzle #1 for Jan 4th 2026

Rome staggers from a cruel year—empty granaries, grumbling legions, and a great consul carried off by illness. With spring comes fresh peril: four enemies press in on all sides, some favoring stealth, others hunger or steel. You are DICTATOR, charged to untangle the reports and issue the orders that save the Republic. If this is your first time as a Dictator of Rome, find out how to save the Republic with your logic here.

Triumph today and you will be invited to learn about the coming Retribution campaign.

TABULA LOGICA

Use the table below to mark your deductions

		Enemies				Locations

Tactics



Locations

Tactic × Enemy

Location × Enemy

Tactic × Location

REPORTS

Tap a report section, then choose an icon to read a short briefing on each enemy, tactic, or location.

Counsel from your Master Equitim

Your Lieutenant, the noble Manius Valerius, the Master Equitim, bears counsel to aid your defence of Rome:

An encoded tablet places Double Envelopment alongside Hispania.
Captured foes contradict any tie between Starvation Siege and The Forum.
Scouts report no connection between Tarentum and The Forum.
Emissaries declare Siege Towers stands with Via Appia.
A Syracuse prisoner taken in chains swears The Engineers of Sicily intend to launch their attack from the River artery.
Scouts report back with urgency that there is no possibility that the Athenians will attack using Feigned Retreat.
Emissaries deny any link between The Cunning diplomats and Hispania, claiming the province is beneath their notice.
Agents of Rome return triumphant, declaring the Descendants of Tarquin intend to unleash Feigned Retreat once the signal fires are lit.

ISSUE YOUR ORDERS, DICTATOR!

Your sage advisor, the noble Master Equitim, counsels vigilance at the Forum, for he is never wrong.