History of the World (1991)

History of the World works under the assumptions that all empires eventually fade and that the only things differentiating great empires from lesser ones is how much territory they conquer and how long it takes for their civilizations to disappear. To that end, the game is played in epochs, with every player handling a new empire during each; yes, some empires will be stronger than others, but a few clever mechanisms largely balance that out. At the end of each epoch, players score points for all their forces (from the current and previous empires) remaining on the board.

Awards

• 1993 Origins Awards Winner, Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame.

Magazine References:

The GENERAL Index Article List:

• The GENERAL Vol.28,No.5
  • Design Analysis - History of the World Don Hawthorne
• The GENERAL Vol.29,No.1
  • History of the World – “Shortening History- A History of the World variant” (Variant Discussion) Gary W.Graber
  • History of the World – “Scoresheet” (Insert) Gary W.Graber
  • History of the World – “Passing in Review” (Strategy) Steven J. Ulberg
  • History of the World – “Bidding for world domination- Buying your empire in History of the World” (Variant Discussion) Paul Rice
  • History of the World – “The noble art of self-defense - Defending your turf in History of the World” (Strategy) Charles Bahl and Philip Kurita
  • The Question Box - History of the World
• The GENERAL Vol.29,No.3
  • History of the World – “Seven player History of the World” (Variant Discussion) Paul Rice
  • Civilization, History of the World– “The Rhetoric of games- Conflict vs. Combat; a close look at Civilization and History of the World– ” (Commentary) Robert Waters
• The GENERAL Vol.29,No.6
  • History of the World – “Playing the weak empires- Strategy for History of the World” (Strategy) Wesley Kawato
• The GENERAL Vol.30,No.3
  • History of the World – “The "Score" on History of the World- Score Sheet for History of the World” (Play Aid) Keith H. Levy
  • History of the World – “The persistence of culture” (Variant) Charles Bahl
• The GENERAL Vol.30,No.4
  • History of the World – “All Kingdoms Great & Small- Variant for History of the World” (Variant) Scott M. Smith
• The GENERAL Vol.30,No.5
  • History of the World – “A Great War Ending for- Variant for History of the World” (Variant) Gary W. Graber
• The GENERAL Vol.31,No.5
  • History of the World – “Live Long and Prosper; Less Traveled Roads in- Strategy for History of the World” (Strategy) Bruce Monnin
• The GENERAL Vol.31,No.6
  • History of the World – “History of the World with Personality- Variant for History of the World” (Variant) Michael Welker
• The GENERAL Vol.32,No.2
  • History of the World – “Form, Function & Space. A Guide to the Monuments of- Discussion for History of the World” (Discussion) Scott M. Smith
  • History of the World – “Series Replay, PART ONE- Series Replay for History of the World” (Neutral Commentary) George "Bud" Sauer
• The GENERAL Vol.32,No.3
  • History of the World – “Series Replay, PART TWO (of Two)- Series Replay for History of the World” (Neutral Commentary) George "Bud" Sauer

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