History of the World (board game) - Definition and Overview

This article is about the board game. For a description of the world's history, see History of the world. For the Mel Brooks movie of similar name see History of the World, Part I.

History of the World is a board game designed by Gary Dicken and Steve Kendall, originally published in 1991 in a small-press edition (with a tea-towel board) by Ragnar Brothers and later republished by Gibson Games and by Avalon Hill. In 1994, History of the World won the Origins Award for Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1993.

The game is played in seven turns known as epochs. In each epoch, players play different empires; at the end of the epoch, the empires fall and players score points. New empires then rise for the next epoch, although the remains of the previous empires stay on the board and score points for as long as they remain unconquered.

External links

Board Game Geek (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/224) reviews and pictures of the game