The joke at the beginning was pretty funny. :)

Cody... I think the idea of a video comparing it to Clash of Cultures, Civilization or Maren Nostrum is a great idea! You have a top 10 CIV building games a while ago...a 2023 update would be awesome! Rome Total War the boardgame is also coming out soon! Did you ever play Hellenica: history of Greece?

Hi Cody, I have a copy and have played it solo and agree that it is a strong contender for #1 game of the year. This game will stay in my collection. Take care

Love this game! I only played it a couple of times so far, but it has a really nice flow to it. The variety with the starting techs, leaders and different civ achievements is a plus as well. Civ games are my favorite kind of game.

I have played it a few times, we have all concluded going heavy into idea production and getting technology cards is a very strong strategy.

Got it for Christmas but have yet to play it. I'm so glad you liked it! I was holding my breath hoping you'd like it.

This looks interesting, I’ll have to try it out if I ever see a copy.

Cool review! I shall try!

This looks good.

I was waiting for this one, so this one or civilization a new dawn!?

Great review looks like a good one, if it can handle all that stuff and stay easy to get into. Presentation looks interesting, a good balance of colour and period feel. Not easy to find though in my part of the world, yet, ie Australia.

Have you had a chance to play with / review the Wars & Disasters expansion? Does the game lose any of its action elegance with the addition of expansion content?

Much as I like the game, I wish in retrospect that I had not ordered the kickstarter 'Colossal' edition. It is hard to store, almost impossible to transport, and is almost as much of a table hog as 'prestige' titles like War Room; though I think the retail edition also has the big table footprint. The token setup instructions are, inexplicably, unnecessarily convoluted; most people will just draw the trade goods one at a time from a bag or cup and systematically add them to the board from west to east or whatever, not going through the absurd step of facing them all down, mixing them, putting them out, turning them up, and removing the nulls. They should have included a little inexpensive bag for this.

Looks fun, but there is no solo bot in the retail version, which is a deal breaker for me, and I'm not paying for the expensive kickstarter big box, so pass for me.

Out of curiosity, have you made up your mind about Mosaic vs New Dawn (+ expansion) ? Apologies if I missed the video about Mosaic vs Civ New Dawn or a newer version of your Top 10 Civ games; I've scanned all your videos since Mosaic and didn't find any, so I decided to ask here :) I really enjoy your videos :)

Tapestry is a heavily abstracted Civ game, my group dint like it, it was not logical in its progression, it was point salad, and unsatisfying in terms on understanding your progress. How do you feel this plays in initial comparison, thx

Does this play quicker than Clash? 2-3 hours?

I´d love your thoughts on Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire/Charlemagne one day

title spelled wrongly cody!

I want one civilization building game set millennia ago with a map of China or India or South America just to remind people that other continents didn't POOF! onto the planet around 1600. The Olmecs existed - look 'em up! Sorry - angry historian rant over. Side note: games look interesting. I'll have to play it to see how it compares to Clash of Cultures.