Advanced Civilization [BOX SET]

by Avalon Hill

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• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• ASIN: B000LWPPSE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,182 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

"If you enjoyed CIVILIZATION, but feel ready to move to an even higher cultural level, you won't want to do without ADVANCED CIVILIZATION. This expansion kit contains: ? A 48-page ADVANCED CIVILIZATION Rulebook and Gamer's Guide, with extensive discussion and analysis of the game; ? Additional Civilization Cards, including eight new cards (Roadbuilding, Mining, Mathematics, Military, Deism, Enlightenment, Monotheism, and Theology); ? Additional Commodity Cards; ? Four new Calamities (Treachery, Superstition, Slave Revolt and Barbarian Hordes); and ? Civilization Card Credit Sheet, allowing players to calculate available credits easily. ADVANCED CIVILIZATION includes the following features: ? New victory determination rules based on Civilization Card points, A.S.T. position, number of cities, Commodity Cards and treasury; ? Time limits for games, so a satisfying game can be completed in an evening; ? Rules for eight-player games; ? Pillage; ? Enhanced attributes for many Civilization Cards; ? Simplified trade rules, to speed play; and ? No limit on the number or type of Civilization Cards held. ADVANCED CIVILIZATION retains the essential elements of CIVILIZATION, and can be learned quickly even by those who have never played the original game. The additional Civilization Cards ensure a greater diversity of cultures, while the new Calamities make the game even more challenging. Best of all, ADVANCED CIVILIZATION can be played to completion in one sitting, simply by setting a time limit and determining the winner at that point."

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "necessary" expansion to a classic title, March 7, 2010

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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Advanced Civilization [BOX SET] (Toy)

Advanced Civilization is an expansion for the classic Avalon-Hill boardgame Civilization. Civilization was a game (while it was still in print) in which up to seven players assumed the role of leading a tribe of primitive people from the Stone Age up to the Iron Age by managing population size, taxation, cities, warfare with neighboring tribes, and cultural advances. The setting is the Meditereannean Sea basin.

This game is appropriate for players at least age twelve (and probably) older, as it and Civilizaton require eight-twelve hours (on average) to complete a single game. It is highly strategic with a limited amount of randomness (no dice, for instance), but still enough to keep everyone on their toes.

I highly recommend this game as it makes Civilization a far more equitable and less cut-throat game than it was while enhancing the overall feel of the original version.