Advanced Civilization (1991)

This is an expansion for Civilization. Included are more civilization advancements (both quantity and type), which give the players new options for advancement, as well as a slightly restructured commodity trading round, which has new resources and disasters to be traded. The most significant aspect of the game is a restructuring of the advancement/victory conditions, which removes the limits on advancement cards. Some claim this makes the strategies more homogenous, while others claim the reverse is true.

The use of the word "Advanced" to describe this expansion is somewhat misleading. The original Civilization game was already time-consuming and moderately difficult, and the expansion is a reworking of the original game, rather than an additive expansion. Some rules simplify and make the game easier, while other rules like the expanded technology tree are more complex.

Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.27,No.4
  • Advanced Civilization – “Advanced Civilization - A guide for Learning the New Game” (Discussion) by Gary Rapanos
• The GENERAL Vol.28,No.2
  • Advanced Civilization – “Post-Atomic(?!) Advanced Civilization-Variant rules for the (re) birth of mankind” (Variant Discussion) Richard Berthold
  • The Question Box - Advanced Civilization
• The GENERAL Vol.28,No.4
  • Advanced Civilization – “Aspects of Culture-Advanced scoring in Advanced Civilization” (Variant) Bruce Harper
• The GENERAL Vol.29,No.3
  • Advanced Civilization – “Independent Kingdoms- An Advanced Civilization variant” (Variant Discussion) Bruce Harper
• The GENERAL Vol.30,No.6
  • Advanced Civilization – “Civilized from the start -An analysis of the nations in Advanced Civilization ” (Strategy) Mark A.Mahaffey

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Advanced Civilization fan

Components:

• Set of 192 Civilization Cards (8 x 24 Types)
• 70 Commodity Cards
• 8 Calamity Cards
• Archeological Succession Card
• Rulebook and Gamer's Guide
• Summary of Calamity Effects