1991Gary Dicken, Steve Kendall, Phil Kendall
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 4
Mainly playthroughs
3 - 6 players135 - 270 minMedium weight
History of the World
2025Gary Dicken, Steve Kendall, Phil Kendall
2 - 6 players
60 - 180 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
History of the World retells the story of humanity, starting from ancient Sumeria and ending with modern day USA. The map emphasizes those lands where civilizations flourished, with over sixty peoples featured on empire and event cards. Capitals, cities, monuments, and forts are brought into play and then, just as quickly, are reduced by the armies of rivals. Control of buildings and lands enables players to collect gold. Whosoever has the most gold at game's end wins. Compared to earlier editions of History of the World, this edition: • Allows you to play with or without dice rules. • Has a different distribution of empire cards and event cards • Features new event cards and gold collection mechanisms • Allows for a new "area tokens" strategy • Includes new "honor tokens" that provide benefits • Has a new player array In general, the spirit of the game has been left intact, while incorporating elements from the earliest editions of the game as well as later developments. "Catastrophe", for example, has now become an honor, and "Weaponry", which was always too strong an event, has been removed. -description from the publisher
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Which History of the World video should I watch?
History of the World has 4 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 2 unboxings. They date from 2025 to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: History of the World (2025)" by Steph Hodge, which runs 2 h 45 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "TDG: History of the World (2025)" by The Discriminating Gamer.
If you like it, try History of the World, History of the World, Angola and Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga, also by Phil Kendall.
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The Discriminating Gamer
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Euro Goodness
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Steph Hodge
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- Videos
- 2
- Creators
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Unboxings
3 - 6 players120 - 180 minMedium weight
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- Videos
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- Creators
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How-to-play
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About History of the World
From BoardGameGeek:
History of the World retells the story of humanity, starting from ancient Sumeria and ending with modern day USA. The map emphasizes those lands where civilizations flourished, with over sixty peoples featured on empire and event cards. Capitals, cities, monuments, and forts are brought into play and then, just as quickly, are reduced by the armies of rivals. Control of buildings and lands enables players to collect gold. Whosoever has the most gold at game's end wins. Compared to earlier editions of History of the World, this edition: • Allows you to play with or without dice rules. • Has a different distribution of empire cards and event cards • Features new event cards and gold collection mechanisms • Allows for a new "area tokens" strategy • Includes new "honor tokens" that provide benefits • Has a new player array In general, the spirit of the game has been left intact, while incorporating elements from the earliest editions of the game as well as later developments. "Catastrophe", for example, has now become an honor, and "Weaponry", which was always too strong an event, has been removed. -description from the publisher
Designers
Gary Dicken, Steve Kendall, Phil Kendall
Artist
Marco Primo
Publisher
Rio Grande Games
Categories
Age of ReasonAncientCivilizationMedieval
Mechanics
Area Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling