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Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne

You have been brought here by a dream of power and lasting glory. A new millennium approaches, full of opportunities previously unseen in medieval Europe, and your domain awaits you.... (read more)

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Reviews
mostly positive, 75% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
120 minutes
Published
2021
Age
14+
Publisher
Board & Dice Games
Players
1 to 4 players
Designers
Adam Kwapiński, Andrei Novac, Dávid Turczi, and Xavi Bordes Aymerich
Playstyle
Involved
Game's Categories
Strategy Game, Medieval, Variable Player Powers, Solo / Solitaire Game, Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, and Economic
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$100.00
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Description

You have been brought here by a dream of power and lasting glory. A new millennium approaches, full of opportunities previously unseen in medieval Europe, and your domain awaits you. Be a settler, a builder, a scholar, a patron, an innovator, or conqueror. Forge your own path and become a king!

Dark Ages is a historically-based civilization-building game that features an innovative action selection mechanism and multiple paths to victory. Expand into barbarian territories and collect resources from lands under your control. Build up your cities and fortifications or become a patron of arts, and a promoter of scientific breakthroughs. Claim noble titles, acquire new technologies, and train your military units.

Become one of the historical leaders, each with a unique starting position and special technologies and follow one of multiple paths to become a part of the glorious Heritage of Charlemagne!

Contents

  • 1 Main Board
  • 1 Action Board
  • 4 Player Boards
  • 19 Dice
  • 30+ Wooden Discs
  • 100+ Cardboard Tokens
  • 200+ Cards
  • 275+ Plastic Miniatures
  • Module Mini Expansions
    • Grand Buildings
    • Fibonacci
    • Alchemists
    • Alliances
    • Norsemen
    • Commanders
    • Patronage
    • Skirmishers
    • Conquest of England
    • The Wyrd
    • The Ages of War
    • Distant Campaigns
    • Tribute

Mechanisms:• Action Point Allowance System• Area Control/Area Influence• Area Movement• Dice Rolling• Variable Player Powers

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Game's Categories

Genres

  • Dice Game
  • Strategy Game
  • Solo / Solitaire Game

Themes

  • Miniatures
  • Economic
  • Civilization
  • Medieval
  • Francia

Mechanics

  • Variable Set-up
  • Variable Player Powers
  • Dice Rolling
  • Action Points
  • Area Movement
  • Income
  • Area Majority / Influence
  • Territory Building
  • 4X
  • Tech Trees / Tech Tracks
  • Moving Multiple Units

Publishers

  • Board and Dice
  • Board&Dice
  • Giant Roc
  • Board & Dice Games

Designers

  • Dávid Turczi
  • Adam Kwapiński
  • Xavi Bordes Aymerich
  • Andrei Novac

Developers

  • Błażej Kubacki
  • Małgorzata Mitura

Artists

  • Zbigniew Umgelter
  • Aleksander Zawada
  • Joel Holtzman

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