Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015)
(2015)Through the Ages is a civilization building game where each player attempts to build the best civilization through careful resource management, discovering new technologies, and advancing through different historical ages. Players guide their civilization from antiquity to the modern era, managing workers, resources, military, and culture while competing for the highest score.
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The Verdict
based on 18 reviews
The reviewers consider 'Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization' a masterful and highly engaging civilization-building game, with the new edition improving on the original through thoughtful streamlining. They praise its depth, replayability, and immersive qualities, making it one of the best games of its kind despite its considerable play time.
“Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization immerses you in an epic domain building experience. Long term planning allows you to see your civilization grow from its beginnings into a mighty empire.”
The reviewer highly praises 'Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization', calling it an exceptional and wonderful game that he absolutely adores, consistently ranking among the top board games.
The reviewer highly recommends "Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization" for its excellent replayability and satisfying civilization-building mechanics, noting it's a keeper for his collection despite a learning curve for new players.
The reviewer highly recommends "Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization" as their favorite civilization game, praising it as one of the best on the market and a thoroughly enjoyable and deeply strategic experience for serious gamers.
The reviewer regards "Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization" as one of the best board games ever, acknowledging its complexity but highly recommending the digital adaptation for a smoother and more enjoyable experience due to the game's length and numerous mechanics.
“Whilst I don’t rate Through the Ages quite as highly as the BGG community, I still think it is exceptional. Each time I played, I felt as if I was really building something as my civilization came together.”
“This digital adaptation revivifies one of the most acclaimed civilization-building tabletop games, and if you’re a fan of Through the Ages—the original or the revised edition—then this is a no-brainer. And even if you haven’t played the board game before, this digital game is a wonderful card-drafting experience with so much potential.”
“And what a cerebral puzzle Through the Ages is. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone who likes to burn their brain a little bit.”
The reviewer highly praises the iOS adaptation as an excellent digital implementation that condenses the lengthy tabletop experience into a more manageable and accessible format, offering strong solo and multiplayer options despite occasional minor technical glitches.
The reviewer highlights 'Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization' as a truly interesting and good game for its target audience, particularly praising the digital app as an elegant and highly recommended implementation that enhances the gameplay experience.
“TtA is a great game – one that I have sunk countless hours into playing. It’s not quite the flawless masterpiece its reputation would imply, but few such claims truly stand up to scrutiny.”
The reviewer considers 'Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization' a deep, thematic, and richly strategic civilization-building game, potentially the best in its genre, with every moment of its 3-4 hour playtime being engaging and full of decisions. However, they note that its length, fiddly resource management, and the possibility of players knowing they've lost well before the game concludes can make it a challenging and less accessible experience for some gaming groups.
The reviewer expresses significant enjoyment for 'Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization,' finding it to have an addictive quality and noting improvements over the previous edition. While acknowledging its complexity and length, he believes the game offers a rewarding experience for players willing to invest the time to learn and master it.
“Those few negatives aside, Through the Ages is a magnificent game. Each element of the game mixes with the other to create an exciting, edge of your seat experience.”
“Through the Ages has fantastic mechanics and gameplay that merges well with its theme, it’s truly a unique experience but it’s one that takes some effort to get into.”
The reviewer found "Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization" to be a long game that, despite its depth in civilization building, doesn't evolve significantly in gameplay over its lengthy duration, potentially leading to an undramatic and dry experience for some, though acknowledging its appeal to others.
“I want to like and suggest Through the Ages because I love board games. And I do like it, just not enough to attempt to explain it again.”
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