Innovation (2010)

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Designer	Carl Chudyk
Artist	Cara Judd Anders Olausson Robin Olausson Christophe Swal Cyril Van Der Haegen Show More »
Publisher	Asmadi Games Hobby Japan IELLO Smart Ltd
Year Published	2010
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (143 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (19 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (31 voters) [poll]
Honors	2010 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2010 Golden Geek Best Card Game Winner 2010 Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Nominee
Subdomain	Strategy Games (58 voters) [vote]
Category	Card Game Civilization
Mechanic	Hand Management
Expansion	Innovation: Echoes of the Past
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Primary Name	Innovation
Alternate Names	イノベーション
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This new game by Carl Chudyk is a journey through innovations from the stone age through modern times. Each player builds a civilization based on various technologies, ideas, and cultural advancements, all represented by cards. Each of these cards has a unique power which will allow further advancement, point scoring, or even attacking other civilizations. Be careful though, as other civilizations may be able to benefit from your ideas as well!

To win, you must score achievements, which you can attain by amassing points or by meeting certain criteria with the innovations you have built. Plan your civilization well, and outmaneuver your opponents, and with some luck you will achieve victory!

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2010: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Best Card Game

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French second edition

Publisher: IELLO

Artist: Anders Olausson, Christophe Swal, Cyril Van Der Haegen

Year: 2011

Size: 7.64 x 5.39 x 1.61 inches

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Release Date: Dec 2011

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English second edition

Publisher: IELLO

Artist: Robin Olausson, Christophe Swal, Cyril Van Der Haegen

Year: 2011

Product Code: 51049

Size: 7.64 x 5.39 x 1.61 inches

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English first edition

Publisher: Asmadi Games

Artist: Cara Judd

Year: 2010

Size: 6.00 x 4.00 x 3.00 inches

0.80 pounds

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English first edition (second printing)

Publisher: Asmadi Games

Artist: Cara Judd

Year: 2010

Size: 7.12 x 4.50 x 1.50 inches

0.69 pounds

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14	Innovation SpieLama Review [german] (iello version)	German	benji_online	1
8	Innovation Innovation - BoardGameGeek Booth - Essen Spiel 2011	English	Aldie	0
2	Innovation Gry planszowe u Wookiego: Innovation	Polish	WookiePL	0
47	Innovation [DriveThruReview] #37: "Fluctuating Killer" Part One	English	eekamouse	17
292	Innovation Dice Tower Reviews: Innovation	English	TomVasel	17
24	Innovation Game Salute Presents: Innovation Video Overview	English	Game Salute	0
216	Innovation A Video Review a Week #38: The best damn card game since Glory to Rome	English	UndeadViking	19

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2	General Should I purchase Innovation?	2012-01-29	voucherboy	11
2	General Anyone have a good Innovation + Echoes Storage Solution?	2012-01-28	vantageGT	10
1	Rules Colonialism, Communism, Socialism (Iello)	2012-01-22	Dumon	10
3	General I liked 7 Wonders but....	2012-01-19	AndreKada	18
0	Rules Tucking to a non-existant pile.	2012-01-19	Karmic_devil	4
3	General Number of ages used in 2-player	2012-01-16	stormybriggs	15
0	Rules Playing with Teams Question	2012-01-13	shikosaki	3
1	Rules more in game questions :>	2012-01-07	littlegorgor	3
1	Rules in game question thanks	2012-01-07	littlegorgor	3
2	Rules The Pirate Code	2012-01-06	Top Hat 1969	7

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2	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules Do you share Dogma effects from a Melded card as a result of a Foreshadow	2012-01-15	bcooperok	7
0	Innovation: Echoes of the Past General Two questions about Saxophone	2012-01-13	IirionClaus	0
0	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules Game start clarification...	2012-01-07	shikosaki	0
3	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules Does Fission affect Forecasts?	2012-01-01	JoshBot	1
0	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules About the order of operations for Echoes and Dogmas	2011-12-23	JoshBot	4
0	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules Scissors and Lever	2011-12-21	skeil	3
0	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules Horseshoes and Toothbrush	2011-12-21	skeil	6
2	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules does any (other) player contain my teammate?	2011-12-19	skeil	8
1	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules Palampore ruling	2011-12-09	tuepak	4
0	Innovation: Echoes of the Past Rules Homing Pigeons card	2011-12-05	Nidale	2

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28	2011: A Year in Games 2011 Best Filler Games by Jimmy Okolica	11
28	Bobby's Games Happy 2012, "It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)" by Bobby W.	14
11	The Ross-on-Wye Boardgamers Friday December 2nd - Sapphires and Steel; Gold and Iron by Ben Bateson	4
11	Every Man Needs A Shed In Cider by Tony Boydell	0
27	The Ross-on-Wye Boardgamers Friday November 18th (and Saturday 19th, and Sunday 20th) - CiderCon! by Ben Bateson	2
111	BoardGameGeek News News from BGG.CON 2011: Innovation Brings in Historical Figures, Builders Come to Empires & Eric Plays a Game by W. Eric Martin	15
13	Gaming with Sasquatch Quarriors! is working out much better than I had anticipated... by Jeff Pratt	5
5	The Rumpus Room This Game Is Not Yet Rated by Nate Owens	4
4	The Ross-on-Wye Boardgamers Friday October 7th - Crayons and Art by Ben Bateson	2
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Japanese rulebook

A PDF file of the rules in japanese language for Innovation (2nd edition).

nagamine

2011-12-28

Player's aid : influence points counter

These counters will help you keep track of your influence points

devoreur

2011-12-08

Strategic guide in French

How to improve his game, strategic pieces of advice. In French.

devoreur

2011-11-24

Dividers for Innovation Box - 1st Edition

I use these dividers to help with setup using the expansion. After each game, I can separate age-by-age and then pick the cards from each age deck. I think it's better than having 20 piles on the table.

mulliganm

2011-10-08

Innovation Player's Aid Italian Translation

Innovation player's aid translated in italian. There is a slight overlap in the reference, whichi i could not fix having already merged the original files

jeibel

2011-09-12

Card Holder for 2nd Printing Box

A card holder that keeps all cards in their own ages while in the new box(2nd Printing) and is usable in game. No more giant organizing exercise every time you open your box to play. Includes: - Images of completed holder - Instructions - Cutout patterns Please post any issues that you find.

seespotsplat

2011-09-05

Innovation Teaching Notes

v1.1 of teaching notes. - Clarified that you can claim a higher Achievement than the lowest one available - Added the free draw after a shared dogma

iklinck

2011-08-01

Changed Cards, 1st to 2nd/3rd Printing

Some minor wording changes occurred to these cards, here're updated images of them. (This was posted in January but appears to have never gone through!)

angelkurisu

2011-07-17

Innovation: Official FAQ and cards list

Frequently asked questions; text and icons for all of the cards; and card-by-card rules clarifications. Several typos have been fixed in this version.

IirionClaus

2011-06-19

Innovation (2nd ed.) inlay template

This is just a quick template for an inlay to replace the original non-functional 2nd ed one. Print it out, cut it along the outer lines and fold along the inner lines The result is pretty much the same as the BGG user itchyrichy suggested here: http://boardgamegeek.com/image/922632/innovation Just a bit cleaner if you don't want to cut up the original inlay. Comment here or send message if you have any questions! // Here's an image of the inlay I made for myself: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1021260/innovation

Die Wespe

2011-06-19

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Users Owning:	3652
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Innovation Review at Board Game Reviews by Josh	http://www.boardgamereviewsbyjosh.com/2012/01/inno...	2012-01-17
Aides de jeu pour la version française	http://regle.jeuxsoc.fr/innov_aide.pdf	2011-12-31
French chronicle on JeuxSoc - Chronique sur JeuxSoc	http://jeuxsoc.fr/jeu/innov	2011-12-31
Vin d'jeu: french review	http://www.vindjeu.eu/2011/12/30/innovation/	2011-12-30
Italian review	http://pinco11.blogspot.com/2011/11/innovation-rec...	2011-11-30
French review by Gus&Co	http://gusandco.net/2011/11/21/critique-de-jeu-inn...	2011-11-21
German review on brettspiele-report.de	http://www.brettspiele-report.de/innovation/	2011-11-20
German Review - Tric Trac	http://de.trictrac.net/news-druckerpresse-statt-at...	2011-10-27
Corey's Crib Notes	http://coreyscribnotes.com/board-game/strategy/inn...	2011-09-12
Game Paradise review of Innovation	http://www.gameparadisestore.com/wordpress/?p=943	2011-08-19