Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

Board Game Hot Takes

In Episode 164 we provide our hot take review of Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We also discuss a poll related to what makes a civilization game.

Then we discuss some board games on our table including Best Candy on the Block, After Us, and Barcelona.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Poll: Are there certain aspects that are necessary to call a game a civilization game?
07:51 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization Description
10:14 Gameplay and Mechanisms
30:42 Production and Theme
38:13 Final Thoughts
43:00 Best Candy on the Block
47:03 After Us
52:22 Barcelona
57:10 Listener Shout-out