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Brief History of the World, A

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... (read more)
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Reviews
mixed, 61% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
90 minutes
Published
2009
Age
10+
Publisher
Spiral Galaxy Games
Players
3 to 6 players
Designers
Gary Dicken, Steve Kendall, and Phil Kendall
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Civilization, Strategy Game, Ancient Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Open Drafting, and Dice Rolling
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$22.00
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Description

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 Civilization 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
  • 42 Empire cards
  • 54 Event cards
  • 6 Epoch maps
  • 1 Epoch chart
  • 1 Array board
  • 6 Dice
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    Game's Categories

    Genres

    • Strategy Game
    • War Game

    Themes

    • Ancient Civilization
    • Civilization
    • Medieval
    • Renaissance
    • Post-Napoleonic
    • Napoleonic
    • Pike and Shot
    • Age of Reason

    Mechanics

    • Dice Rolling
    • Open Drafting
    • Area Movement
    • Catch the Leader
    • Area Majority / Influence
    • Turn Order: Stat-Based
    • Turn Order: Role Order

    Publishers

    • Spiral Galaxy Games
    • Ragnar Brothers

    Designers

    • Gary Dicken
    • Steve Kendall
    • Phil Kendall

    Artist

    • Peter Dennis

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