Age of Renaissance Civilization in the Middle Ages Board Game Avalon Hill New

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Age of Renaissance is a strategy board game designed by Don Greenwood and Jared Scarborough, published by Avalon Hill in 1996. Set in the European Renaissance era, it is widely regarded as a spiritual sequel to the classic Civilization game. Each of the 3 to 6 players takes the role of one of six great commercial capitals of Europe: Venice, Genoa, Barcelona, London, Paris, or Hamburg. The game won the Origins Award for Best Pre-20th Century Board Game of 1996. Players work to build up their cultures across the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, using a card deck containing events, payout cards, and famous leaders of the era. The timing of those cards is crucial, ensuring a different game every time. The main goal for each city-state is to gain points through technical advances while keeping their culture's misery level as low as possible. The game suits those who appreciate complex gameplay mechanics and are willing to invest time learning it, with sessions typically lasting several hours. A sought-after title that is increasingly hard to find new.