In Astérix: Paf! le Romain players choose one of four characters (Astérix, Obélix, Bonemine, or Abraracourcix) and make three Roman soldiers out of their color of clay. The the goal is to march two of your three Romans down the length of the board to the finish without the soldiers being smashed by another player. Players place their character tokens along the side of the board where they think Romans will end up. Players then take turns rolling the dice and moving their soldiers. End your Roman on a space by another player and "paf!" that player gets to (with great enthusiasm) smash your Roman.