Bordspel - Ancient Civilizations of The Inner Sea - by GMT Games - Game Designers Christopher Vorder Bruegge & Mark McLaughlin - Game Developer Fred Schachter - Cadeautip!

"Reis Terug in de Tijd met het Bordspel Ancient Civilizations of The Inner Sea - Creëer, Verover en Heers over Legendarische Beschavingen rond de Middellandse Zee!"

Welkom in de wereld van Ancient Civilizations of The Inner Sea, een meeslepend bordspel ontworpen door Christopher Vorder Bruegge en Mark McLaughlin, en ontwikkeld door Fred Schachter. Dit bordspel neemt je mee op een epische reis waarin je de rol speelt van beroemde en legendarische beschavingen die opkwamen en afnamen langs de kusten van de Middellandse Zee, die de Romeinen treffend het 'Mare Internum' noemden, oftewel de Innerlijke Zee.

Ancient Civilizations of The Inner Sea is niet zomaar één spel, maar vele spellen in één. Van 1 tot 6 spelers nemen de rol aan van één, twee of zelfs drie van deze beschavingen terwijl ze concurreren in maximaal vier tijdperken op land en zee. Overleef mogelijke natuurrampen terwijl je je onuitwisbare stempel op de geschiedenis drukt door veroveringen, het bouwen van steden en grote wonderen. Alleen zo kun je de dominante kracht van jouw tijdperk worden.

Uitgebreide solitaire regels bieden de mogelijkheid om elk scenario, inclusief het basispel, te spelen als enkele speler tegen één of meer non-player beschavingen (NPC's). Deze NPC-component kan vreedzaam of vijandig zijn, of hun houding veranderen afhankelijk van de acties van de speler. Voor diegenen die willen vechten om hun beschaving uit te breiden of te verdedigen, bieden historische oorlogsspelscenario's bijzonder agressieve Solitaire-systeemgestuurde tegenstanders.

Kies uit scenario's die de situatie aan het begin van de Punische Oorlogen of de Romeinse Burgeroorlogen van Caesar tegen Pompeius en Antonius en Cleopatra tegen Octavian recreëren. Andere spelopzetopties kunnen spelers in de helft of twee derde van de kaart persen, waardoor ze bijna gedwongen worden om te vechten. Er zijn zelfs dubbele-beschavings- en dubbele-grootte beschavingsmogelijkheden voor degenen die de wereld van Ancient Civilizations of The Inner Sea willen veroveren.

Inhoud: twee kaarten van 17x22 inch, 1 regelboekje, 1 speelboekje, 1 dek van 110 Fate & Wonder-kaarten, 10 beschavingsdisplays en 6 Spelerskaarten voor de Spelvolgorde/Verandering van Tijdperk.

Ancient Civilizations of The Inner Sea stelt je in staat om in één enkele nacht de grote beschavingen van het oude Middellandse Zeegebied te creëren of te veroveren, alleen of met maximaal vijf andere spelers - en zonder een enkele dobbelsteen te gooien! Bouw grote wonderen om een vreedzaam, welvarend en commercieel rijk te verheerlijken - of plunder steden en verover nieuwe landen terwijl je jouw domein verspreidt over het water en langs de kusten van de Innerlijke Zee. Begin met bescheiden nederzettingen aan het begin van het bronzen tijdperk of spring vooruit naar scenario's waarin je de machtige beschavingen van Troje, Egypte, Carthago, Mycenae, Minos, Fenicië, Rome, Mauretanië, Celt-Iberia en de Galliërs bestuurt terwijl ze strijden om suprematie en overleven in talloze historische omgevingen."

Engelse beschrijving:

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea is an exciting, easy-to-learn, easy-to-play but challenging to master Abstract Game in which Players guide the renowned and legendary Civilizations that surged and receded around the shores of the Mediterranean, which the Romans aptly called the Mare Internum, or Inner Sea.

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea is not just one game but many games. From 1 to 6 Players will take the role of one, two or even three of these Civilizations as they compete across up to four epochs on land and sea, seeking to survive a host of potential natural disasters while making their indelible mark on History through Conquest and the Building of Cities and great Wonders: thereby becoming the dominant power of their age.

Extensive Solitaire Rules allow any Scenario, including the Basic Game, to be played by a Single Player against one or more Non-Player Civilizations (NPCs). The NPC component may be peaceful or hostile, or change their attitude depending on the actions of the Player. Historical War Game Scenarios offer particularly aggressive Solitaire System-controlled Opponents for those who want to fight to expand or defend their Civilization.

Select Scenarios recreate the situation at the start of the Punic Wars or the Roman Civil Wars of Caesar vs. Pompey and Anthony and Cleopatra against Octavian. Other Game set up options can cram players into half or two-thirds size Maps that all but force them to fight. There are even double-civilization and double-sized civilization options for those who want to conquer the world of Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea.

Contents: two 17x22" Mapboards, 1 Rules Booklet, 1 Play Booklet, 1 Deck of 110 Fate & Wonder Cards, 10 Civilization Displays and 6 Sequence of Play/Change of Epoch Player Aid Cards.

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea allows you to create or conquer the great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean in a single night, alone or with up to five other players - and without having to roll a single die! Build great Wonders to glorify a peaceful, thriving, commercial empire - or sack cities and conquer new lands as you spread your domain across the waters and around the shores of the Inner Sea. Start from humble beginnings in isolated settlements at the dawn of the Bronze Age or leap ahead to scenarios that put you in charge of the mighty civilizations of Troy, Egypt, Carthage, Mycenae, Minos, Phoenicia, Rome, Mauretania, Celt-Iberia and the Gauls as they contend for supremacy and survival in numerous historical environments.

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea allows you to create or conquer the great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean in a single night, alone or with up to five other players - and without having to roll a single die!Build great Wonders to glorify a peaceful, thriving, commercial empire - or sack cities and conquer new lands as you spread your domain across the waters and around the shores of the Inner Sea. Start from humble beginnings in isolated settlements at the dawn of the Bronze Age or leap ahead to scenarios that put you in charge of the mighty civilizations of Troy, Egypt, Carthage, Mycenae, Minos, Phoenicia, Rome, Mauretania, Celt-Iberia and the Gauls as they contend for supremacy and survival in numerous historical environments.

Solitaire rules challenge the player to save Egypt from invaders, defend Rome from the barbarians or march as the Greeks against Persia in exciting solitaire scenarios from the desperate days at Marathon to the conquests of Alexander. The game’s 110 Event Cards grant civilizations great generals, prophets and architects, along with military and commercial advantages ranging from chariots to triremes and from caravans to traders. There are also Events which can inflict plagues and famines, foment civil wars, incur barbarian invasions from all directions of the compass and unleash volcanoes, floods and earthquakes of apocalyptical proportions.With a very short rule book that lets players get into the game quickly, Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea is an exciting, fast-playing, easy-to-learn, easy-to-play but challenging to master and always different abstract game in which player's guide the legendary civilizations that surged and receded around the shores of the Mediterranean: which the Romans aptly called the Mare Internum, or Inner Sea.

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea is not just one game but many games. From one to six players will each take the role of one, two or even three of these civilizations as they compete across up to four epochs, each Epoch taking up to four turns, on land and sea, each seeking to make their indelible mark on history. The scenarios are of much shorter duration of only a few turns each (depending on which is selected).

—description from the publisher

Aantal spelers: 1-6Speelduur: 120 - 300 min.Leeftijd: 14+Taal: Engels

Type/Thema: Ancient, Civilization, WargameMechanisme: Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Chaining, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Sudden Death Ending, Take That, Variable Player Powers

Ontwerper: Mark McLaughlin, Chris Vorder Bruegge