Civolution Board Game

This is a heavy, advanced Euro/hobby game. It is not for beginners, in any way. Feld is a legendary game designer, and this is his heaviest/most complex yet. Five stars for us, because of so may ways to score points, and the dice worker placement system for action selection. Initial unboxing will take a very large time commitment, but the storage solution for future players is actually pretty good. This is a game that's going to take several plays to start feeling confident during play, but that's part of the fun and challenge. Excellent.

Civolution might be Feld’s best design in years. There’s much to admire here in terms of gameplay. BUT….. the game is VERY swingy and HEAVILY dependent on luck. Every game I’ve played has had a runaway winner. Civolution is the kind of game that can last four hours, that one hour in you know you can’t win.

It’s great! So many amazing things to discover in this game. So many paths and lots of replayability. Highly recommend this game as this is one that will keep hitting my table

I am really excited to get some more play through with this game as I really love his previous work. The box is jammed pack with content! Very impressed with the overall quality of the components and the rulebook along with the gameplay.

This game is a masterpiece. If you like heavy euros, this one is absolutely worth checking out. It’s unique and has so many interesting interactions and paths to explore. Also the publisher did a phenomenal job with the rule book and the included storage boxes which don’t have plastic and the overall production.

All components are accounted for but the box was nearly torn all the way through on one corner edge. The small boxes that were in the game box also have some soft scratches and odd smears of some oil-like substance on them. The rulebook does have the 1st edition errors so go to Boardgamegeek or Deep Print Games to get the errata sheet.As for the game itself, it is definitely on the heavy side. Rulebook is excellent and the glossary answers any questions relating to the cards and game terms. Playtime can range from 90 minutes to maybe 3 hours but I'll most likely play this solo. The game relies on the luck of the dice rolls but there is mitigation and many avenues to explore to score points. I can definitely see myself playing this for a long time.

If you had enjoyed Stefan Feld's games in the past, there is more of his delightful mechanisms to be found here. The main gameplay is a dice-driven system that will determine what your possible actions in a given turn. However, you can manipulate this randomness through various mechanisms that can either modify the dice rolls or replace them entirely. Knowing how to create those opportunities and then using them at the right time to score big is the meat of the game.

First, I'm a fan of Feld games in general.Has above average interaction for one of his games, and includes ways to attack other's positions.It also has a more interconnected salad buffet for the point salad than many Feld games - actions can lead to point generation in multiple different ways.With the variability of the scoring and board, there's a lot a replay value.Not a big fan of the rulebook however.The rulebook does do a good job of helping you get set up to play.The "Excursions" and "Key Actions" sections are not as well labeled for finding the keywords, they're all just labeled "Excursion" or "Key Action", that's minor.I'm not a fan of the rules for Sites being divided into two areas.The note about using the double stick strips on the board doesn't appear until the middle of page 4 of the rule book and is in a tiny font size, this bit of instructions should be on the top of the box with big red signs saying "Read this first!"The worst, to me, is the Action Modules are not listed in alphabetical order.