Byzantine Magpie
24th June 2003, 11:12 PM
Folks
If you ever wanted to build a few empires and knock a few more down in an afternoon, I can recommend the boardgame "History of the World".
It was originally produced by Avalon Hill, but is now published by some other mob. I own a copy of the AH version.
It can be played by 4 to 6 players, but works best with 6.
The game consists of seven turns, during which seven empires may possibly appear. Each player controls one empire each turn. Your turn consists of expanding with your empire, maybe capturing a few cities and building a monument or two, then scoring points for all your empires (this turn plus any survivors from previous turns).
If you ever wanted to learn about all those Other empires (like the Guptas or the Khmers or the Chou Dynasty) this is the game for you.
If you ever wanted to build a few empires and knock a few more down in an afternoon, I can recommend the boardgame "History of the World".
It was originally produced by Avalon Hill, but is now published by some other mob. I own a copy of the AH version.
It can be played by 4 to 6 players, but works best with 6.
The game consists of seven turns, during which seven empires may possibly appear. Each player controls one empire each turn. Your turn consists of expanding with your empire, maybe capturing a few cities and building a monument or two, then scoring points for all your empires (this turn plus any survivors from previous turns).
If you ever wanted to learn about all those Other empires (like the Guptas or the Khmers or the Chou Dynasty) this is the game for you.