You've got a timer on the right hand side of each level reminding you that you can't take all day with your matching.
Every match you make adds something to your resource meters, whether it's coins for gold, lumber for wood, water for supplies, or even hammers and bombs to build up special moves. Cradle of Rome 2 takes us back to the origins of the ancient city, telling the (abbreviated) tale of Romulus and Remus and allowing you to build Rome in as many or few days as you please, one match at a time.Ĭradle of Rome 2 is a match-3 game at heart, but there's a purpose to all of that tile swapping. This fascination with Rome has seeped out into modern media, appearing in everything from books to movies, graphic novels, and, naturally, casual games. It just goes to show you that the Roman civilization left its mark on the world in ways we cannot even begin to understand.
There are as many sayings about ancient Rome as there are people to say them.