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Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 120 min
- Age
- 12+
- Published
- 2006
What this is
In Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization, players lead their civilization through strategic drafting of leaders, technologies, and more. Each player attempts to build the best civilization through careful resource management, discovering new technologies, electing the right leaders, building wonders and maintaining a strong military. There is no map in the game so they cannot lose territory, but players with higher military will steal resources, science, kill leaders, take population or culture.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2006
- Designer
- Vlaada Chvátil
- Publisher
- Czech Games Edition
- Mechanisms
- feeding mechanic
- Photographs
- 2
Publisher
- Czech Games EditionOfficial site
How players rate Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.5114 ratings
- 3p8.0113 ratings
- 4p7.5113 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.4/10
- Ease of teach6.2/10
- Gateway friendliness6.1/10
- Component quality6.2/10
- Table presence6.2/10
- Travel friendliness7.2/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.1Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong7.9Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.0LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.4SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome2.8No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.4Lap trayTwo tables
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