History of the World
| ID: | BGM21193839 |
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| Category: | Board Game |
| Rules: | History of the World (2nd Edition) |
| Time slot: | Fri Sep 17 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (6 hours) |
| Cost: | $6.00 |
| Host: | Jef Halberstadt (Fight in the Skies Society) |
| Ages: | Teen (13+) |
| Experience required: | None (You've never played before - rules will be taught) |
| Materials provided? | Yes |
| Location: | Indiana Convention Center, room Hall E: Fight in the Skies, table HQ |
| Tickets: | 36 out of 36 are available (as of 1031 days ago (3:30 pm Saturday July 10th, 2021)) |
| Event added: | Fri Jul 2 9:30 am |
A game of rising empires & falling powers. In each of 7 epochs you control a different empire. The empires expand across the world, later falling as new empires take their place.
History of the World works under the assumptions that all empires eventually fade and that the only things differentiating great empires from lesser ones is how much territory they conquer and how long it takes for their civilizations to disappear. The game is played out over 7 epochs or rounds, from the ancient 3000 B.C. Sumerians to the pre-WW1 Germany, with every player controlling a new rising empire from history. Some empires are stronger than others (like the Romans), but the game's clever mechanisms can help balance that out. At the end of each epoch, players score points for all units of their color (from both the current and any previous empires) remaining on the board.
Warnings: The event was originally listed with rules of "History of the World (2nd)." It has been changed to "History of the World (2nd Edition)."