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1 - 4 players50 - 180 minVery heavy weight

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Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Inventions: Evolution of Ideas is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 24 reviews, 22 how-to-play guides, 9 recorded sessions, 11 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Since the dawn of time, humanity has sought new ideas, forever developing them into still newer concepts. Their genius made them stand out from the other animals. Each invention is a veritable evolutionary step. Humans' use of tools surpasses the efforts of all others, making Homo sapiens technologists since before historical records were invented. Inventions: Evolution of Ideas follows humanity's most noteworthy innovations and places the power of these technological developments in your hands to evolve your societies over the ages. In Inventions, cards simulate these new concepts. Cards are the ideas that eventually become inventions. Once they are invented, these technologies can be shared with the world, and everyone involved in the process spreads the exciting news, giving credit where credit is due. Developing these inventions progresses your society, advancing its technology, economy, and culture. You can even share with other societies, boosting the inventions' efficacy even more! Inventions is a tactical game, but you will do best by building these tactics around a long-term strategy. Each society's progress will be measured in Intellectual Property Points (IPP), and the player who has the most IPP has the strongest society and wins the game.
Inventions: Evolution of Ideas has 69 videos from 51 creators: 24 reviews, 22 how-to-play guides, 9 playthroughs, 11 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2022 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Inventions: Evolution of Ideas - Official tutorial video" by Gaming Rules!, which runs 49 min. For a quicker teach, "[FR] Inventions - Evolution of Ideas - mise en place d'une partie solo" by Alban Solo runs 22 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Inventions: Evolution of Ideas - Kickstarter Playthrough & Review" by Before You Play. 23 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Inventions: Evolution of Ideas | Full 2 Player Playthrough" by Ant Lab Games, one of 9 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Speakeasy, Kanban EV, Weather Machine and On Mars, also by Vital Lacerda.
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1 - 4 players50 - 180 minVery heavy weight
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1 - 4 players60 - 180 minVery heavy weight
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2 - 4 players60 - 150 minVery heavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Since the dawn of time, humanity has sought new ideas, forever developing them into still newer concepts. Their genius made them stand out from the other animals. Each invention is a veritable evolutionary step. Humans' use of tools surpasses the efforts of all others, making Homo sapiens technologists since before historical records were invented. Inventions: Evolution of Ideas follows humanity's most noteworthy innovations and places the power of these technological developments in your hands to evolve your societies over the ages. In Inventions, cards simulate these new concepts. Cards are the ideas that eventually become inventions. Once they are invented, these technologies can be shared with the world, and everyone involved in the process spreads the exciting news, giving credit where credit is due. Developing these inventions progresses your society, advancing its technology, economy, and culture. You can even share with other societies, boosting the inventions' efficacy even more! Inventions is a tactical game, but you will do best by building these tactics around a long-term strategy. Each society's progress will be measured in Intellectual Property Points (IPP), and the player who has the most IPP has the strongest society and wins the game.
Designer
Vital Lacerda
Artist
Ian O'Toole
Publisher
Eagle-Gryphon Games
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