When comparing Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization vs A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition), the Slant community recommends Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization for most people. In the question“What are the best board games?” Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization is ranked 10th while A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization is:
Managing a variety of resources and balancing which areas of their civilization to improve are key aspects of this game that players will deal with and figuring out the best way to do it leads to many important and deep strategic decisions.
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Pros
Pro A very strategic game
Managing a variety of resources and balancing which areas of their civilization to improve are key aspects of this game that players will deal with and figuring out the best way to do it leads to many important and deep strategic decisions.
Pro A brilliant civilization-building game
Beginning in the age of antiquity, players will spend the next 4 ages competing to build the best civilization. They can do this by building improvements and wonders, developing techs and tactics, gaining leaders, implementing political systems, and using military might. The multitude of options in each of those areas lead to players civilizations feeling unique and expansive each time you play.
Pro Excellent game design
Like Risk, but with more planned strategy in stead of luck by throwing dice. Tactics are planned out ahead of time (instead of turn by turn in Risk) and then they are laid out turn by turn depending on placement.
Pro Nerve-racking
The game is extremely intense. Shouldn't be played on an empty stomach!
Pro Good replayability
Every time it is different, more or less players matters a lot in the gameplay which effects how the game plays each time.
Cons
Con Too complex for new players
This game is very complex and has a steep learning curve which makes it difficult for people who are new to board gaming.
Con Very long game
Games can take as much as 2 hours for a 2p game and up to 4 or 5 hours for a 4p game.
Con Takes a long time to learn and play
The gameplay is very deep and interesting, but it involves a lot of mechanics and rules. You only have a certain amount of action tokens, and you can't always use the more powerful actions (you need to be a certain rank on the track), and there's a bunch of other things you need to think about constantly. There are tons of little mechanics you need to learn first before you can actually enjoy the game (and that will probably take a playthrough or 2, which is about 5 hours...especially if you're reading the rulebook).
Con Flares can be fustrating
As one of your action tokens, you can use a flare, which interrupts another action token of an opposing player. While useful, they do nothing besides slow down the game (for example, if the Lannisters keep flaring the Greyjoy's ships then they're stuck where they are and the Greyjoys can't do anything about it, essentially rendering them useless).