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Innovation

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Number of Players	2-4
Item Dimensions LxWxH	7.13 x 4.38 x 1.13 inches
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Unique card game
Tons of replay value
Takes about 30 minutes to play
Build a civilization

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This new game by Carl Chudyk is a journey through innovations from the stone age through modern times. Each player builds a civilization based on various technologies ideas and cultural advancements all represented by cards. Each of these cards has a unique power which will allow further advancement point scoring or even attacking other civilizations. Be careful though as other civilizations may be able to benefit from your ideas as well! To win you must score achievements which you can attain by amassing points or by meeting certain criteria with the innovations you have built. Plan your civilization well and outmaneuver your opponents and you will achieve victory.

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7.13 x 4.38 x 1.13 inches

Item Weight

9.6 ounces

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B004196Y06

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ASN-0100

Manufacturer recommended age

10 - 14 years

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#658,919 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
#52,847 in Card Games (Toys & Games)

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66 ratings

3.9 out of 5 stars

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10 - 14 years

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Card Games

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Flat River Group

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Richard S. Parker

Chaos In A Box

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015

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Innovation is chaos in a box, the best kind of chaos! I've got Innovation and the first expansion, Echoes of the Past. This is unique variety of deck building. Building your own deck, stealing cards from other players' decks even after they've used them to score. There are some cards that are very powerful, cards that can seem overwhelmingly powerful if played in the game's early rounds. But, their power can be negated or stolen by the power of other cards later in the game. At first play, I thought my son was going to take the game in a walk. Later, cards fell my way that allowed me, first, to take the card from him and exert some special powers of my own. He won; but, the game was very close. I love the "splaying" mechanism in which cards in any one particular stack of cards you have in front of you are slid left, right or up, revealing portions of the cards underneath. Because the power of each stack is determined by the number of specific symbols on the top card, spreading the cards reveals additional symbols on portions of multiple cards which may lie underneath. Suddenly, a top card which -- moments before was not particularly useful in forcing an action at the table -- becomes much more useful with the "re-enforcements" provided by the addition of a few or many more of the same symbol revealed in the cards below. A later action may force that player's pile of cards to "re-unite," once again hiding those cards beneath the top card and the power -- at least for the time being -- is lost again. The game provides many ways to win, even a few completely random ways provided you're able to capture the card that makes that alternate winning condition available. The game can get crazy. The only reason why I'm giving Innovation (and the game gets better with the Echoes expansion; I can not say how good it gets with the Footprints expansion, although I have heard Footprints adds little once you have Echoes.) four stars instead of five stars is you may have friends who will find the game too busy. The group of five with whom I most often play games includes my 26 year old son, my 50+ year old best friend and his two sons, teen and twenty. Things broke down this way: I love the game; and, my son does, too. My friend is not so much a fan. His teenage son would play; but, it wouldn't be his first choice. His twenty-some year old son asks me to bring it. You just have to know your group. Oh, and have a bit of table space available. You're going to need room for "splaying" those cards.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2012

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Innovation: 2-4 Players, Ages 14+, Average Play Time: 30-60 Minutes

Have you ever played Civilization, be it the video game or the board game? If you have, then you'd be familiar with the concept of a "tech tree." If you haven't played any sort of game where you're leveling up your civilization, then imagine a giant tree and at the bottom of said tree are the technologies that start your civilization off...things like "writing" and "the wheel." As you go up the tree, you advance in technology, unlocking things like "bronze working" and eventually things like "rocketry." The tree branches out into different areas of tech, covering different aspects of a civilization like the military and economy.

Innovation, as best as I can describe it, is Civilization: The Tech Tree Card Game, sort of. The game consists of cards ranging from ages / techs one through ten, the number is clearly written on the back of the card. On the face of the card is a specific technology like "the wheel" and various icons and actions that affect gameplay.

Players will be drawing cards from these ages starting with the smallest one first (age one) and gradually start working their way up. Their main goal is to score points and achievements. A player wins if they reach the number of achievements required (the number varies based on the number of players) or as indicated by a card that they might draw in the later ages.

A card has actions on them accompanied by an icon, along with icons that run along the bottom and left side of the card. These icons are counted when determining whether or not a player can share in an action or during an "I demand" action by another player.

Besides the cards players hold in their hand, they form a playing area in front of them which houses piles of cards that have been played. Each pile has its own color, up to five piles, representing the different aspects of a civilization. When placing a card onto its colored pile (called "melding"), it goes on top (unless otherwise indicated), replacing the previous card and its available actions. Some cards allow you to shift your colored cards either up, down, left, or right so that the icons on the cards underneath are visible. This is called "splaying."

On a player's turn, they get to perform two actions from the following list:

1) Play (meld) a card from your hand onto one of your colored piles.

2) Pick up a card (draw) from the appropriate age. The age you can draw from is based on the top cards in your play area. Whatever the highest age card is in your play area is becomes the age you are able to draw from.

3) Claim an achievement (achieve). A number of conditions must be satisfied to claim an achievement.

4) Perform an action on a card (dogma). This is the very heart of the game as all of the cards have various abilities. Some allow you to shift or "splay" your cards in a direction making more icons visible (making you more powerful), some cards allow you to score cards / points which is key to claiming achievements, and other things that can affect other players.

I won't go into the rules in detail, those interested would do well to Google the PDF of the instruction manual so that they can see all of the odd terms and game mechanics that the game offers.

At first, I have to admit that I was intimidated by this game, even though it was simply just a deck of playing cards. There were so many cards, each with their own actions on them...it got to the point where some cards made me pause for a minute so that I could try to figure out their effects. Once players overcome the hurdle of understanding the game terms and mechanics, the game will play out smoothly.

Vinnie Jr, the eleven year old, had the toughest time understanding what each of the cards did. He often didn't know what the best move was because he didn't understand half of the cards. He still enjoyed playing the game, but if you are trying to teach this game to beginners or younger kids, you'll need to be patient and make sure you clear your afternoon. To be fair, the game DOES say that the recommended age is fourteen and up...though I still think that Vinnie Jr can get used to it if given the right amount of help and patience. Readers, keep in mind, I'm not bashing the game for having complex cards...I'm simply advising you to be patient with beginners and younger kids.

An hour into the game, we managed to get up to age four. I'm sure as we continue to play the game over and over again, we'll get used to what all of the cards do and play will be much quicker. That concept is similar to that of any card game like Magic: The Gathering or Wiz-War in that there is a learning curve on what all of the card possibilities are.

Overall, the game was fun. We were constantly comparing icons to see who could share in what actions, so be prepared for a little math. For the first half hour, it was pretty chaotic.

Would I recommend it? That depends. Are you someone who isn't intimidated by reading and interpreting a plethora of card actions? Are you willing to be patient with those who are having a hard time understanding certain concepts? Do you play complex card games often? If the answer is yes to most of these questions, then yes, I'd recommend it.

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Dust in the wind

Civilization building done fast

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019

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A wonderfully deep card game that seems intimidating but actually very easy to play. 4 actions...Draw a card, play a card on its color if it exists or a new pile if it doesn't, do what the card says or gain an achievement based on points you score. This is a very strategic game that tells a great civilization story based on inventions. Every game plays different. Although it says it plays up to 4 players don't . This is a two player game only and maybe a three player game if you want a bit of insanity in you civilizations.

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BDR

Great for couples who love games

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013

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My husband and I bought this game because it allows for 2 players. It's an excellent game that has a bit of a steep learning curve at the start (mostly because of the large number of cards) but a fairly quick game once you've learned it. I prefer the 2 player version even though it allows for multiple players because it can take a long time to read all the cards on your and other boards. I've played the online version but again, the reading took a long time and it's nice to have the physical cards to shuffle through instead of having to hover to head the text. It's a better card game than Munchkin and the small box is easy to bring with you when going to play with others. I recommend it for couples in particular who like to play board games together.

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