Description
Through the Ages is a civilization building game. Players take turns obtaining and spending resources to improve their civilization by increasing their population, building structures and developing their army while acquiring "civil cards" that allows them to also build wonders or appoint historical figures as their leaders, whose effects last until they are replaced with another leader or get obsolete, develop technologies to strengthen their assets or obtain extra resources. In the end of the turn, they also have the chance to obtain "military cards" that allows them in the beginning of their following turn to set historical events that can affect all players to be resolved later, colonize special territories, attack other civilizations to steal or destroy part of their resources or defend from such aggressions. Victory is achieved by the player whose nation has accumulated the most "culture points" in the end of the game, which can be obtained in several different ways such as developing related buildings and wonders, using their leaders' special abilities or stealing them from other players using their military. == Awards & Nominations ==
Awards & Nominations
Source: • 2007 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy • 2017 Golden Geek Award – Best Board Game App – on BoardGameGeek • 2017 Golden Geek Award – Best Mobile/Handheld – on BoardGameGeek • 2010 Gra Roku Game of the Year • Top Asynchronous Multiplayer Game: #2 by Pocket Tactics • The Readers’ Top Game of 2017 by Stately Play • Reader’s Choice Game of the Year 2017 by Pocket Tactics • Card Game of the Year 2017 by Pocket Tactics • Multiplayer Game of the Year 2017 by Pocket Tactics • Игра года – Game of the Year 2017 – by iPadstory • Game of the Year by Pixelated Cardboard • Developer of the Year by Pixelated Cardboard ==Reception==
Reception
Through the Ages has predominantly received positive reviews. Michael Weston from Opinionated Gamers described it as "near-perfection in every way", RPG.net have labeled the game as "One of the best modern games ever made" and Board Games Land have described it as "most refined and detailed civilization board game on the market". ==References==