 The Avalon Hill company was taken over by Hasbro in 1998 and "Republic of Rome" went out of print.However, in June 2009, Canadian company Valley Games announced that it would redesign and rerelease the classic game before the end of the year.The 2009 Valley Games reprint of Republic of Rome has come under a heavy degree of criticism for the number of rulebook and component (board and card) errors, some of which have a direct impact on play.