2009 BGG rank #3902

A Brief History of the World

3–6 players 90–180 min Ages 10+ 2.9/5 complexity 5.9/10 rating

About this game

A Brief History Of The World is just that: a sweeping ride through the history of mankind in the space of just a few hours. The game features fifty of the mightiest Empires ever known, from the dawn of Civilisation through to the Twentieth Century - Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece and Imperial Rome, the Huns and Mongols, the Arabs and the Ottoman Turks, the dynasties of China and kingdoms of India, Incas and Aztecs, Portugal and Spain, France, Britain, and Germany. Can you take on the mantle of Alexander or Caesar, Genghis Khan or Napoleon? Can you write your name into the pages of history and lead your Empires to victory? Components include: Giant Map Board 180 plastic playing pieces 130 card counters - 32 Area Values * 5 x Epoch 1 * 2 x Epoch 2 * 6 x Epoch 3 * 4 x Epoch 4 * 4 x Epoch 5 * 11 x Epoch 6 - 30 City/Capitals - 20 Monuments (4 types x 5) - 20 Forts - 18 Bonus tokens (1's, 2's 3's - 6 of each) - 6 Gold Markers (1 in each player colour) - 4 Fleets 42 Empire cards (6 epochs, 7 cards per epoch) 54 Event cards (6 epochs, 7 cards per epoch, plus 12 initial events) 6 Epoch maps 6 Six sided dice 4 Plastic Stands 1 Epoch chart 1 Array This is a significantly revised version of History of the World. Re-implements: History of the World

What it feels like

Catch the Leader Simulation Set Collection End Game Bonuses Once-Per-Game Abilities Stat Check Resolution Area Movement Closed Drafting Hidden Victory Points Zone of Control Ownership Victory Points as a Resource Variable Set-up Dice Rolling Take That Critical Hits and Failures Turn Order: Role Order Area Majority / Influence Hand Management Turn Order: Stat-Based Income Civilization Age of Reason Post-Napoleonic Medieval Wargame Ancient Renaissance Napoleonic Pike and Shot

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