Sid Meier’s Civilization – Board Game Review
Armchair General's Christopher Beck takes a look at Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game. Find out why he says it represents a "new golden age" in gaming.
Read MoreArmchair General's Christopher Beck takes a look at Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game. Find out why he says it represents a "new golden age" in gaming.
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Read MoreAcademy Games is offering a special pre-order bonus to gamers who order Strike of the Eagle, their upcoming block game of the Polish-Russo War. Strike of the Eagle is the first game in the Fog of War series of block games to be published by Academy Games. Strike of the Eagle involves 2-4 players vying for the dominance during the Polish-Soviet war of 1919-20. WWI has ended, but the battle for democracy has just begun. Communist movements have sprung up throughout Europe. Trotsky, Lenin, and Stalin plan to blast through Poland in order to support the red revolutions in Germany, France, and England. To simulate the tension of the era due to fog of war, players alternate placing secret orders on their armies in order to bluff, mislead and misdirect their opponents. These concealed orders make it difficult to deduct an opponentÂ’’s plans and are used to hide a playerÂ’s true intentions and objectives. Players then reveal and resolve the issued orders. They can then disrupt their opponentÂ’s moves,...
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