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Clash of Cultures, Z-Man Games, 2012 (image provided by the publisher)

4 player game in play. All regions explored.

Essen 2012 - Clash of Cultures is being played (II).

Red city with a ship, showing off the awesome look of the minis. Not from an actual played game, but in a possible game situation.

Fortress. This is one of five city pieces used to represent city-growth. Each city piece also has a unique power and requires a certain advance.

This is how happiness looks like :) In the distance - two trade routes of blue player established with green and red cities. Note that the map was explored in a really nice way, with large sea surrounded by land.

Clash of Cultures (2012)

Players

2–4

Best: 3, 4

Playing time

180–240 min

Age

14+

7.56

Average rating

5,984

Ratings

3.61/5

Weight

#577

BGG rank

Top 1,000

Designer:Christian Marcussen

Artist:Chris Quilliams

Publisher:Z-Man Games +1 more

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

Game DNA

Strategy9.0

Luck4.0

Interaction9.0

Complexity7.2

Theme6.0

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

CivilizationExplorationEconomicCity BuildingAncientTerritory BuildingAction PointsTradingModular BoardHexagon GridHand ManagementDice RollingArea Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementTech Trees / Tech TracksCritical Hits and FailuresMovement Points

Overview

From Christian Marcussen, the creator of Merchants and Marauders, comes Clash of Cultures, a civilization game in which each player leads a civilization from a single settlement to a mighty empire. Players must explore their surroundings, build large cities, research advances and conquer those who stand in the way. The game features a modular board for players to explore, 48 distinct advances, seven mighty wonders, and loads of miniatures and cards. The winner will create a culture that will be remembered and admired for millennia.

Advances The game features about 48 distinct advances. The whole "tech-tree" is very flexible with no dead ends, yet still intuitive, sensible and "realistic." Additionally you have a great overview of what advances other cultures have - no need to ask - just look.

Modular Board Players start with a civilization in its infancy. Move settlers to uncharted regions and reveal the terrain and its resources. Several mechanisms have been implemented to assure that an unlucky placement of region-tiles won't be a decider.

Playing Time The game covers a time span similar to AH Civilization - that is to pre-gunpowder. This epic game is playable in about an hour per player! This is a pretty good playing time for a game that covers so much ground as this game will.

City management Players expand their cities through the game. But not just to the generic larger city. Players instead choose a building type which represents the growth of the city. For instance you can expand a city with a port, fort, temple and academy - all with different benefits! Additionally cities can be "angry," "neutral" and "happy." Everything integrated in an intuitive and elegant fashion.

Multiple paths to victory Earn points through: - Founding cities and increasing their sizes - Advances - Objectives - Wonders - Events