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Civilization

Civilization Board Games

Civilization-themed board games are designed to simulate the grand arc of human development. Players typically engage in activities such as city building, resource management, technological advancement, and diplomatic or military conquest.

Appeal of Civilization-Themed Games

Strategic Depth: They often offer complex strategies and deep gameplay.
Historical Learning: These games can teach players about historical events and developments.
Social Interaction: They encourage player negotiation and alliance-building.

Notable Examples

Sid Meier's Civilization: Allows players to guide a nation from ancient times to the modern age.
Through the Ages: A game focusing on building a civilization through card drafting and careful resource management.
7 Wonders: Players build one of the seven wonders of the ancient world while managing resources and military.

Conclusion

Civilization themes provide a rich backdrop for board games, offering players the chance to experience the breadth of human history and achievement through strategic play.

Civilization themed Take That games

This is your chance to make history:You begin with a small tribe and the will to build a great civilization. Expand your farms and mines to gain the resources to build your cities. This lays the groundwork for technological advancements, better government...

If you liked Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea, you are going to love Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East!Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East (ACME) is brought to you by the same team that created Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea...

Rurik: Dawn of Kiev is a euro-style realm building game set in an 11th century Eastern European kingdom and featuring area control, resource management, and a new mechanic - "auction programming."You play as one of several potential successors to the...

You are a tiny kingdom with big ambition. You want to expand your population throughout the realms, learn powerful magic, build grand towers, and have your neighbors quiver at the mention of your name. The conflict? All of the other kingdoms want the...

Economic and Civilization themed games

Civilization themed Variable Set-up games

For endless years in a secluded region deep in the heart of a vast continent, four mysterious people have been developing different cultures, merging magic and technology in a delicate balance with nature and among themselves. Now, they must face a challenge...

For endless years in a secluded region deep in the heart of a vast continent, four mysterious people have been developing different cultures, merging magic and technology in a delicate balance with nature and among themselves. Now, they must face a challenge...

For hundreds of years, the city of Atlantis was a self-sustained, booming civilization in the middle of the ocean. According to actual Platonic writings, Atlanteans had discovered a new powerful element called Orichelum within their city. Orichelum ...

Age of Innovation is a standalone game set in the world of Terra Mystica.Assorted factions, each with unique characteristics, populate this world of varying terrains. Here you will compete to erect buildings and merge them into cities. Each game allows...

Civilization themed Simultaneous Action Selection games

Path of Civilization: A Story of Humankind

Sid Meier's Civilization - Fame and Fortune Expansion

Gempire - Zarmund's Demands

7 Wonders (2nd Edition)

7 Wonders - Armada (1st Edition)

Race for the Galaxy (2nd Edition)

Civilization themed games published by Galakta

Beyond the borders of your nascent civilization, a great unknown awaits—a vast expanse of empty map, sparsely decorated with sketches of fantastic creatures and “here be dragons.” As you advance through the ages, your civilization will sprawl outward...

Age of Civilization is a streamlined Euro-style civilization game with unique mechanics for 1-4 players. Instead of playing as only 1 civilization in 3 hours, each player could now play as 3 civilizations in 30 minutes! Great for when you want quick...

"Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too."- Marcus AureliusCivilization: A New Dawn recreates the best-selling computer game series as a strategy board game. In this fast-paced and approachable...

Mythwind is a cooperative & solo "cozy" board game with unique characters, magical sprites, engaging story and an unending adventure.During the game, the characters are working together to establish and build a new town in the magical Mythwind Valley...

Civilization themed games designed by Steven Aramini

Ancient Realm

At its heart, Ancient Realm is a civilization-building-themed puzzle game in which you try to maximize your points by deciding which blocks to keep and which to build over, while carefully managing your resources. Balance endgame scoring goal needs ...

mostly positive, 73%

Partially overlapping cards

Territory Building

Prehistoric and Civilization themed games

Civilization themed Tile Placement games

Tribes - Early Civilization

Golden Ages, The

Brazil - Imperial

Twilight Imperium (3rd Edition)

Golden Ages, The - Cults & Culture Expansion

Dominations - Road To Civilization: Dominations - Empire Pack

Tapestry: Arts & Architecture Expansion

Trinidad (Deluxe Edition)

Yellow & Yangtze

Tribes - Dawn of Humanity

Tapestry: Plans & Ploys Expansion

Magna Roma (Deluxe Edition)

Galactic Emperor (2nd Printing, Thick Counters)

Civilization themed games published by CrowD Games

Roll for the Galaxy

Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy

Inventions - Evolution of Ideas w/Upgrade Pack & Promo Cards

Cyclades: Monuments Expansion

Civilization themed games illustrated by Chris Ostrowski

Tides of Time (Clearance)

Merciless Cunning. Grand Choices. A Deeply Tactical Game ... in only 18 Cards!Tides of Time is a card game for 2 players consisting of 18 cards. The players try to build grand civilizations by combining a set of complimentary cards in their kingdom.....

Ancient Civilization

Closed Drafting

Industry / Manufacturing and Civilization themed games

Stellar Horizons is a game about humanity's first steps toward the stars over the next 150 years. Designed by MIT graduate and SpaceX veteran Dr. Andrew Rader, players vie for supremacy in exploring, expanding, and exploiting resources throughout the...

The High Frontier legacy of simulating personal and human gains allows a vision of a War of Independence based on the ideological and economic issues motivating each soldier, issues far more long-lasting than resources or territory. Unlike a traditional...

Not too long from now, manufacturing techniques conducted exclusively in space will allow the creation of incredible new materials, which will enable amazing advancements and improvements to the human condition. Some people, and the corporations that...

Civilization themed Action Points games

Star Trek Ascendancy: Borg Assimilation Expansion

Silverwood Grove (Collector's Edition)

Gentes (1st Edition, English Only)

Gentes (2nd Edition)

Star Trek Ascendancy: Ferengi Alliance Expansion

Star Trek Ascendancy: Vulcan High Command Expansion

Star Trek Ascendancy: Andorian Empire Expansion

Star Trek Ascendancy: Cardassian Union Expansion

Civilization themed Once-Per-Game Abilities games

7 Wonders Duel

Develop your science and your army, construct prestigious buildings and lead your civilization to victory!7 Wonders Duel is a stand-alone game in the world of 7 Wonders, made especially for 2 players. 7 Wonders Duel offers a whole new system of drafting...

very positive, 87%

Ancient Civilization

End Game Bonuses

Civilization themed Worker Placement games

City Building and Civilization themed games

Olympus is a sophisticated Euro-style strategy board game designed by Andrea Chiarvesio and Luca Iennaco and originally published by Stratelibri. Designed for 3-5 players ages 12 and up, Olympus is a strategy game based on worker-placement and resource...

The Peloponnese - home of the Poleis, powerful and proud city-states. Lead one of them through the epochs, gain prestige, riches and stability and weather the threatening catastrophes.Develop your civilization over the course of 8 game rounds, in which...

Decisions are made within the walls of the Senate that will shape the destiny of civilization...while conspirators work towards their own goals in shadowy corridors. Mechanisms:• Card Drafting• Hand Management• Set Collection• Simultaneous Action Selection...

The first cities on the Rhine emerge from Roman outposts protecting the border with Germania. As the governor of one of these cities, your task is to develop it in the best possible way, while also defending it against the Germanic tribes. Empress Agrippina...

Civilization themed Dice Rolling games

Forge your empire - History of the World is a game of epic conquest set amid the rise and fall of mighty empires. Each game spans the dawn of civilization to the twentieth century as you take command of historical civilizations and spread your influence...

What if the entire history of the world had unfolded differently? What if the great empires of our history had never come into being? What if other early civilizations had risen to greatness instead?First Empires is a game of light conquests and civilization...

For Centuries, the black holes were the greatest mystery of the universe, the ultimate frontier. With the advance of spacetime manipulation technology, it is now possible to travel through the abyss of a black hole, to another time and place. Includes...

Civilization themed games illustrated by Grzegorz Bobrowski

The Atlanteans created an amazing culture and technology far beyond the reach of any other ancient civilization. When the game begins, all these wonders, your culture, are being threatened by catastrophe. Save your ancient legacy and settle on safe lands...

Wrath of the Lighthouse is a single-player expansion for Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, the iconic strategic board game by Joanna Kijanka (Robinson Crusoe: Mystery Tales, Neuroshima HEX: Beasts). The expansion introduces a series of Scenarios...

Settlers from three Nordic empires have decided to start their voyages and set sail for new lands where they hope to find more resources, and increase their opportunities to grow. Building new structures, taking advantage of upcoming events, and outsmarting...

Civilization themed games edited by Romain Lesiuk

Fractal - Beyond the Void (All In Kickstarter Pledge)

Includes:Fractal: Beyond the Void Core Game w/box Fractal Automata w/box Metal Coins Set Core Game Sleeve Set Beyond the Void Sleeve Set Automata Sleeve SetFractal: Beyond the Void is a fast-Paced science-fiction game of exploration, conquest and supremacy...

very positive, 87%

60 to 120 minutes