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Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea allows you to create or conquer the great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean in a single night, alone or with up to five other... (read more)

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Reviews
mixed, 58% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
120 minutes
Published
2019
Age
14+
Publisher
GMT Games
Players
1 to 6 players
Designers
Chris Vorder Bruegge, Christopher Vorder Bruegge, Fred Schachter, and Mark McLaughlin
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Ancient Civilization, Civilization, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Area Movement
Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea preview imageAncient Civilizations of the Inner Sea
-69%
$77.95
$24.00
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Description

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea allows you to create or conquer the great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean in a single night, alone or with up to five other players - and without having to roll a single die!

Build great Wonders to glorify a peaceful, thriving, commercial empire - or sack cities and conquer new lands as you spread your domain across the waters and around the shores of the Inner Sea. Start from humble beginnings in isolated settlements at the dawn of the Bronze Age or leap ahead to scenarios that put you in charge of the mighty civilizations of Troy, Egypt, Carthage, Mycenae, Minos, Phoenicia, Rome, Mauretania, Celt-Iberia and the Gauls as they contend for supremacy and survival in numerous historical environments.

With a very short rule book that lets players get into the game quickly, Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea is an exciting, fast-playing, easy-to-learn, easy-to-play but challenging to master and always different abstract game in which player's guide the legendary civilizations that surged and receded around the shores of the Mediterranean: which the Romans aptly called the Mare Internum, or Inner Sea.

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea is not just one game but many games. From one to six players will each take the role of one, two or even three of these civilizations as they compete across up to four epochs, each Epoch taking up to four turns, on land and sea, each seeking to make their indelible mark on history. The scenarios are of much shorter duration of only a few turns each (depending on which is selected).

Contents

  • 2 Map Boards (17" x 22")
  • 1 Rule Booklet
  • 1 Play Book
  • 1 Deck of Fate & Wonder Cards
  • 10 Civilization Displays
  • 6 Player Aid Cards
  • 1 Solitaire Player Aid Card
  • 1 Sticker Sheet
  • 400 Wooden Disks
  • 5 Embossed Wooden Cylinders
  • 7 Square Wooden Blocks

Mechanisms:• Area Movement

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Strategy Game
  • Solo / Solitaire Game
  • War Game

Themes

  • Ancient Civilization
  • Civilization
  • Roman Empire

Mechanics

  • Variable Player Powers
  • Hand Management
  • Card Play Conflict Resolution
  • Area Movement
  • Area Majority / Influence
  • Take That
  • Sudden Death Ending
  • Chaining

Publisher

  • GMT Games

Designers

  • Chris Vorder Bruegge
  • Christopher Vorder Bruegge
  • Fred Schachter
  • Mark McLaughlin

Artists

  • Kurt Miller
  • Chechu Nieto
  • Blackwell Hird

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