An Age Contrived
An Age Contrived is a fantasy euro game of engine building and resource programming. You play as a god in the Eldranic pantheon, where you are only as powerful as... (read more)
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Miniature MarketReviews
mixed, 57% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
90 to 120 minutes
Published
2024
Age
12+
Publisher
Bellows Intent
Players
1 to 5 players
Designers
Chris Matthew and David Digby
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Fantasy, Variable Player Powers, Economic, End Game Bonuses, Galakta, Mythology, and Variable Set-up
Description
An Age Contrived is a fantasy euro game of engine building and resource programming. You play as a god in the Eldranic pantheon, where you are only as powerful as the mortals of this unstable world believe you are. Your goal is to establish yourself as the pantheon's prevailing god by securing mortal belief, as you advance the mortal realm from its age of darkness into civilization.
Each player receives a character board and a transmutation device, which they use to channel their energy into the mortal realm. Energy is how a god exerts its will, and is used to construct monuments, claim new tiles, and accomplish lasting achievements. Bind your energy for end-game scoring, and unlock new energy to replenish your reserves. The game ends when the last monument is complete, at which point the player with the most points wins.
There are two types of turns, with no rounds or phases. On a player's turn, they must either charge their transmutation device and program it openly, or use its energy to take as many actions as they have already programmed. Information is open, and the only luck is in the shuffling of tiles to set up the game. Player choices determine how the game unfolds.
The game features unlockable unique player powers, a board that players construct differently each game, and 5 ways to build your engine. You will be encouraged to plan ahead, but required to adapt your strategy in order to come away victorious.
Mechanisms:
• Area Majority / Influence• End Game Bonuses• Point to Point Movement• Tech Trees / Tech Tracks• Variable Player Powers• Variable Set-upPrice History
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Game's Categories
Mechanics
Publishers
Designers
- David Digby
- Chris Matthew
Developer
- Marcel Dragomir
Editor
- Jeremy Rozenhart
Artists
- Noah Adelman
- Chad Hoverter
- David Ardila
- Serena Malyon
