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Advanced Civilization [BOX SET] Product Description:

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"If you enjoyed CIVILIZATION, but feel ready to move to an even higher cultural level, you won't want to do without ADVANCED CIVILIZATION. This expansion kit contains:
? A 48-page ADVANCED CIVILIZATION Rulebook and Gamer's Guide, with extensive discussion and analysis of the game;
? Additional Civilization Cards, including eight new cards (Roadbuilding, Mining, Mathematics, Military, Deism, Enlightenment, Monotheism, and Theology);
? Additional Commodity Cards;
? Four new Calamities (Treachery, Superstition, Slave Revolt and Barbarian Hordes); and
? Civilization Card Credit Sheet, allowing players to calculate available credits easily.

ADVANCED CIVILIZATION includes the following features:
? New victory determination rules based on Civilization Card points, A.S.T. position, number of cities, Commodity Cards and treasury;
? Time limits for games, so a satisfying game can be completed in an evening;
? Rules for eight-player games;
? Pillage;
? Enhanced attributes for many Civilization Cards;
? Simplified trade rules, to speed play; and
? No limit on the number or type of Civilization Cards held.

ADVANCED CIVILIZATION retains the essential elements of CIVILIZATION, and can be learned quickly even by those who have never played the original game. The additional Civilization Cards ensure a greater diversity of cultures, while the new Calamities make the game even more challenging. Best of all, ADVANCED CIVILIZATION can be played to completion in one sitting, simply by setting a time limit and determining the winner at that point."

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Advanced Civilization
By Jeff Riopel
Advanced Civilization is a fantastic expansion to a great game. It fixed all the problems from the original Civilization and added several new and exciting elements. The expansion does not require extensive relearning of the game, but changes just enough to make it better. I definitely recommend Advanced Civilization over the original.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A very good game, however...
By protondonor
...there is actually a nearly identical port of it to the MS-DOS system available online (just search your favorite search engine for "abandonware advanced civilization"). Okay, MS-DOS is old, and you might have concerns about whether it can still run, but that's what emulators like DOS-BOX are for. So you basically don't need to spend large amounts of money tracking this game down in order to play it with your friends; you just need a computer with an internet connection.It does lose something played over the computer in contrast to played in person, but really, I think it's worth the money you'll save. And if you haven't played before and aren't sure if you'll like it, do yourself a favor and download the DOS port. If you like strategy games like Risk or Diplomacy, or more modern games in the same vein like Settlers of Catan or Agricola, you'll probably love Advanced Civilization. A great game to spend a weekend (yes, a whole weekend) playing with friends.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Are You Ready For the Adanced Version?
By Merricart
This gets four stars because I don't think I'm ready for the advanced version. I've been a long-time fan of the original Civilization, having spent almost every weekend of the past fifteen years in Civilization sessions with friends. However, I don't think my skill level (or as we insiders call it, Civilevel) is at the point where I can say: "Yes, I have completely conquered Civilization. Now I can move on to the next challenge".I once heard from a Civilization guru, whom I greatly respect, that the advanced version requires an entirely different strategic mindset. It's almost like entering a trance state where your hands move by themselves over the board as your mind spans over millions of years. At this point, I can't imagine what that will be like. But I hope that one day, maybe another fifteen years from now, I will be enlightened enough to reach that stage.

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