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6 GMT trays fit in the box and hold counters for each nation, one tray for the expansions, one tray for markers. I put the dice in a dice bag and tuck into the side. The cards also fit nicely in the space on the side. Both maps, the rules, and nation

Invasions: Volume 1 – 350-650 AD (2020)

Players

2–4

Best: 2, 3, 4, 4+

Playing time

240–1200 min

Age

13+

6.33

Average rating

Ratings

4.33/5

Weight

#20985

BGG rank

Outside top 5,000

Designer:Philippe Thibaut

Artist:Philippe Thibaut, José Daniel Cabrera Peña, Massimiliano Del Bono

Publisher:Wisdom Owl

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck7.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity8.7

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

CivilizationWargameMedievalAncientCampaign / Battle Card DrivenArea MovementSimulationDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign GameEventsMovement Points

Overview

Invasions simulates 600 years of European history, from 350 to 950 AD more or less.

It will come as two games: (volumes 1 and 2), one covering the early period (till 600 AD more or less, before the Arabs) and another on the late period (from the Arabs till the Normans). During this period, known as the Dark Ages, many peoples invaded the continent, each hoping to colonize it or conquer a realm there, replacing other peoples established before them. But the new conquerors would never maintain their new powers for long, as they were also themselves invaded by other and newer peoples. This game ends by the time those great migrations ended.

In Invasions, each player controls many different peoples. Each of them strives to carve a realm at the best possible location, in view of historical objectives assigned by the rules. Some will prevail and found strong kingdoms and prosperous empires...others will vanish in the void of history.