Finally, a boardgame version of this award-winning PC strategy game. Create a civilization to stand the test of time! The game begins in 4000 BC where the players found a pair of villages of a fledgling people.Each players civilization : Explores the world around them, discovering resources and the native people that defend them. Expands by sending settlers out to create new cities. Researches new technologies to gain advantages over the other players. Builds unique 'Wonders of the World'. Increases the size of their cities (4 sizes from village to metropolis) to increase production. Builds military units to defend whats theirs, and to conquer whats not. Features: 2 sets of rules (standard, and advanced) allow anyone to play the game. Hundreds of professionally sculpted plastic playing pieces that represent cities, settlers, armies, navies, artillery, and air units from 4 different eras. Over 100 full color Technology and Wonder cards. A giant 46' x 36' gameboard featuring the artwork of Paul Niemeyer. This game has been reimplemented in 2007 as Civilization CHR ('open source' project) - BoardGameGeek