A Brief History of the World
2009
BGG Geek Rating
5.9
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BGG Average Rating
6.9
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BGG Ranking
#3696
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Players
3-6
Weight
2.86/5.00
Playtime
180 min
Age
10+
⚙️ Game Mechanics
How this game works - core systems and player actions
Turn Order: Role Order
Closed Drafting
Ownership
Critical Hits and Failures
Take That
Stat Check Resolution
End Game Bonuses
Variable Set-up
Set Collection
Hand Management
Hidden Victory Points
Simulation
Dice Rolling
Zone of Control
Catch the Leader
Turn Order: Stat-Based
Victory Points as a Resource
Income
Once-Per-Game Abilities
Area Majority / Influence
Area Movement
🎨 Artists
🏢 Publishers
📖 About This Game
A Brief History Of The World is just that: a sweeping ride through the history of mankind in the space of just a few hours. The game features fifty of the mightiest Empires ever known, from the dawn of Civilisation through to the Twentieth Century - Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece and Imperial Rome, the Huns and Mongols, the Arabs and the Ottoman Turks, the dynasties of China and kingdoms of India, Incas and Aztecs, Portugal and Spain, France, Britain, and Germany. Can you take on the mantle of Alexander or Caesar, Genghis Khan or Napoleon? Can you write your name into the pages of history and lead your Empires to victory?
Components include:
Giant Map Board
180 plastic playing pieces
130 card counters
- 32 Area Values
* 5 x Epoch 1
* 2 x Epoch 2
* 6 x Epoch 3
* 4 x Epoch 4
* 4 x Epoch 5
* 11 x Epoch 6
- 30 City/Capitals
- 20 Monuments (4 types x 5)
- 20 Forts
- 18 Bonus tokens (1's, 2's 3's - 6 of each)
- 6 Gold Markers (1 in each player colour)
- 4 Fleets
42 Empire cards (6 epochs, 7 cards per epoch)
54 Event cards (6 epochs, 7 cards per epoch, plus 12 initial events)
6 Epoch maps
6 Six sided dice
4 Plastic Stands
1 Epoch chart
1 Array
This is a significantly revised version of History of the World.
Re-implements:
History of the World