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Is Through the Ages worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Board-game strategy fans who want to build a civilization through card play and resource management
- Solo players who want computer opponents or individual strategic Challenges
- Groups of friends looking for an online strategy game
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a fast, action-focused pace rather than resource management and long-term civilization development
- Players who want a narrow, linear strategy path rather than several routes to victory
- People looking for a puzzle game rather than a civilization strategy game
Our take on Through the Ages
The store copy leans on the board game's reputation and broad claims about greatness, but its practical detail is about a card-driven civilization game. The concrete options are online play, computer opponents, Challenges, and a choice between board-game rules and a digital version.
What is Through the Ages?
Start with a small tribe and develop farms and mines to support technological advances, new governments, and wonders.
Use military strength and political skill as the civilization grows. Hundreds of cards provide different paths to victory, with resource management at the center of play. The digital adaptation offers a tutorial, online matches with friends, computer opponents at different skill levels, and single-player Challenges that call for varied strategies. Players can choose between rules based on the original board game and a streamlined digital version.
How Through the Ages plays
- 01Two rule options
- Play using rules from the board game or a version adapted for digital play.
- 02Computer opponents
- Face AI opponents across several difficulty levels.
- 03Single-player Challenges
- Each Challenge calls for a different strategic approach.
- 04Online matches
- Compete online with friends.
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Through the Ages: platforms & release
Is Through the Ages worth it?
It is worth it if: board-game strategy fans who want to build a civilization through card play and resource management. Skip it if: players looking for a fast, action-focused pace rather than resource management and long-term civilization development.
Where can I download Through the Ages?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Through the Ages's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Through the Ages on?
Windows and macOS.
