Gone Cardboard News: Age of Gods Info from Asmodée
Asmodée Editions has posted information about Age of Gods, a revised version of the French game L’Age des Dieux. Here’s a description from Asmodée:
| Each player takes on the role of one of the 12 Gods from the game and tries to increase his influence on earth, by using all the races living on it like puppets.
The choice of your God will determine some of your powers and even perhaps your style of play. But the concept on which the game is based is rather simple: the game contains 24 races, of different sizes and who they follow is a secret. During the game, you will be able to take control of a race in each size category, but you do not know in advance those you will end up watching over. The other subtle mechanic is the fact that by using an appropriate action card, you will be able to use any race (even those who do not follow you). To win, you will have to wage war, forge alliances, and use divine powers (divine wrath, extra fortresses for the God of protectors, easier breakthrough for the God of conquest, combat bonuses for the God of war, territories which cannot be invaded for the Goddess of love… just a few examples of powers these twelve Gods will grant you). |
To use a race’s special ability, you have to reveal your influence in that race, which then lets others target you more effectively. The Gods themselves (i.e. the players) have special powers as well, yet Asmodée says the rules take up only four pages. Perhaps the company uses a size 4 font…
This game has been updated on Gone Cardboard.
Source: Asmodée Editions
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Jun 15, 2007 at 03:30 PM in Game News, Gone Cardboard News / 1370
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Not the most subtle of games, but great fun for those who like stuff like Valley of the Mammoths or Kings and Things. Posted by bruno faidutti on Jun 15, 2007 at 02:58 PM | #
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