Through the Ages CGE Digital s.r.o. Through the Ages is based on a highly acclaimed civilization board game by well-known designer Vlaada Chvátil. The origi… $9.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsThrough the Ages is based on a highly acclaimed civilization board game by well-known designer Vlaada Chvátil. The original game is recognized as a modern classic board game. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Become a chieftain of a small civilization at the dawn of humankind's history. Expand your farms and mines to ensure you have enough resources to grow your civilization. This is our chance to make history! Develop various technologies, improve armies to defend your cities, or attack other civilizations nearby. Choose the best government that fits your goals and build magnificent wonders to achieve memorable victory at the end of the modern era. CARD-DRIVEN GAMEPLAY Through the Ages is a card-driven, turn-based board game that gives you countless options on what to do and how to play. Thanks to the pool of hundreds of cards, every game is unique, allowing you to build a mighty civilization. PLAY SOLO OR ONLINE You can play against AI-driven world leaders with various difficulties, or you can jump into online games against other players. Thanks to the ELO system, the game will find you opponents of the same level as you are. Clash with them and discover whose strategy leads to victory. You can also participate in some of the many championships, including the official World Championship in Through the Ages. PLENTY OF CHALLENGES The game offers more than 30 challenges that change the winning conditions or rules, so you must adapt your strategy to lead your civilization to victory. Prove that you understand how civilization works and become the mighty world leader. Information Seller:CGE Digital s.r.o. Genre:Board, Strategy Release:Sep 14, 2017 Updated:Apr 22, 2024 Version:2.19.993 Size:177.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (8) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal luckystrikeguy Well-Known Member Sep 18, 2013 615 7 18 #2 luckystrikeguy, Sep 15, 2017 Hello yeah picking this up later tonight ! Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,615 377 83 #3 Talbs, Sep 15, 2017 Yeh baby!! Have never played because I just don't have a board gaming group but this is like No.1 or 2 on board game geek and has been for some time. currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #4 currymutton, Sep 15, 2017 Last edited: Sep 15, 2017 Statement: This is #2 currently. And Twilight Struggle is #3 on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame?sort=rank&rankobjecttype=subtype&rankobjectid=1 Information: Before anyone asks, there are single player mode, pass-and-play mode, online async multiplayer...and a very humorous tutorial with rule book hedgey Well-Known Member Apr 20, 2012 99 6 8 #5 hedgey, Sep 15, 2017 Never played the board game, but I've been excited about this release. A ringing endorsement: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/69035/first-look-through-ages Insta Buy Dailon80 Well-Known Member Nov 10, 2014 3,574 66 48 Program Director/Radio DJ Eos #6 Dailon80, Sep 15, 2017 Wow that makes another one Love board games on phone good ones and this is one I have had eyes on Like you guys said always a good review Not a bad price either considering Makoto Well-Known Member Jun 7, 2014 306 1 18 #7 Makoto, Sep 15, 2017 Compatible for iPad 2？ ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,232 131 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #8 ColeDaddy, Sep 15, 2017 Last edited: Sep 15, 2017 Bought and looking forward to playing this over the weekend. Never played the board game Avaniar Well-Known Member Jul 26, 2016 246 1 18 #9 Avaniar, Sep 15, 2017 Let me just say this... that tutorial... WOW I am an avid boardgamer but I still had not tried Through the Ages, because I mainly play solo boardgames or coop (on account of not having that many gamers around... though my wife is now starting to play deckbuilders and light-medium boardgames, not something as heavy as this), but I do have and play Nations (which is a "lighter" TtA that is soloable). TtA is very very good, and the tutorial does indeed stand out because of its humourour tones. But the rulebooks from Vlaada already stand out because of that (another app like that is Galaxy Trucker). even if the price is high (11 euros), it is more than justifiable because the boardgame sets you back about 45 and you need people to play it. So, for me it is awesome. I have not delved a whole lot into the game (just the tutorial and checked the challenges) but it does seem meaty, even if it is just 150 mgbs. currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #10 currymutton, Sep 15, 2017 Statement: in case, again, someone complains, I encounter problem with signing in online game, I have sent the details to the developer. Suggestion: if you encounter something bad, contact the developer first. Avaniar Well-Known Member Jul 26, 2016 246 1 18 #11 Avaniar, Sep 15, 2017 Just finished my first real play with the first challenge, so a game against a single easy ai... I lost... by 6 miserable points... i lost 182 to 176! And worse of all, i was behind during most of the game, but my bet in colonies paid off with james cook and a good event and i actually finished yhe game winning but then you resolve the last 4 events and by the 3rd i was winning 176 to 172 but the last event gave the ai 10 pts. Aaaargh soooo tense. Very good game Analander Well-Known Member Aug 24, 2014 122 1 18 #12 Analander, Sep 15, 2017 Caesar's thumbs up is creeping me out! rangent Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2009 101 1 18 #13 rangent, Sep 15, 2017 Out of curiosity, how long was the playthrough for the game? Patjelol Active Member Jun 22, 2017 42 1 8 #14 Patjelol, Sep 15, 2017 Loved the tutorial. Never played the board game. Nobody around here who'll dedicate the time to learn and play it. Same thing with Twilight Struggle and Pathfinder. So glad it's on Ipad. Almost all of my games on it are board and card games. baelnor Well-Known Member Aug 28, 2012 95 0 0 #15 baelnor, Sep 16, 2017 Amazing port, best tutorial ever. Especially the 5 diamonds gag Avaniar Well-Known Member Jul 26, 2016 246 1 18 #16 Avaniar, Sep 16, 2017 I guesstimate... I would say my first playthrough was about 1hour to 1:30 because it was my bus trip home. However, i have played two more games which i have won (easily lol) and they have both been around 1hour each, with only 1 ai. The first game probably took a bit longer because i was still learning the ropes, and also because i used the undo button two turns, so it took a bit longer. However, i am totally hooked into the game, playing two games back to back vs the ai lol And it is soooo cool, i won both by +- the same margin but i used two totally different strategies. First game i went heavy on military and colonies, which paid off because of the cards coming out. Second game i depleted my military to 0 for like 80% of the game and only worried about it on the second to last turn because of a war (which i did not win but managed to mitigate). But i went heavy for wonders (hey i almost build 7... but that would take too long... pun intended). Well worth the 11euros i paid hehe currymutton Well-Known Member Oct 16, 2008 4,430 1 0 #17 currymutton, Sep 16, 2017 Suggestion: If you wish to how good the AI is, head over to BGG's IOS Board Game blog and find the (whining) posts regarding the beta testers. Good read. Statement: I am running the tutorial the second time to revise things that I was not so sure. islesfan Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2012 319 3 18 Male Teacher Nevada #18 islesfan, Sep 16, 2017 I've just about had it with this game!# I'm at the war phase of the tutorial and there is no way to get enough armies to win and it won't just let me lose so I'm stuck randomly dragging stuff around the board hoping something sticks. Very frustrating. The tutorial is cute but not very helpful. It's too bad as this game looks like it has potential. skoptic Well-Known Member Apr 3, 2015 634 82 28 #19 skoptic, Sep 16, 2017 Wonderful game as expected from Czech edition! I have played others from Czech but not this one - the tutorial was thorough and funny, but I still watched an intro vid on YT to get some context. Played 2, won 1 - great game really great balance and mechanics. The app is really nice too, multiple ways to perform tasks that are great UX. Looking forward to a few more solo games before diving into multiplayer Avaniar Well-Known Member Jul 26, 2016 246 1 18 #20 Avaniar, Sep 16, 2017 The war is winnable Don't get frustrated. The war is winnable. I don't remember how you do it, but don't forget you can destroy something for 1action (thus getting back 1 worker). The tutorial is very funny and it is very helpful if you don't know how to play. It won't tellnyou strategies of play, only the rules. Have at it one more time with confidence (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. 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Yeh baby!! Have never played because I just don't have a board gaming group but this is like No.1 or 2 on board game geek and has been for some time.
Statement: This is #2 currently. And Twilight Struggle is #3 on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame?sort=rank&rankobjecttype=subtype&rankobjectid=1 Information: Before anyone asks, there are single player mode, pass-and-play mode, online async multiplayer...and a very humorous tutorial with rule book
Never played the board game, but I've been excited about this release. A ringing endorsement: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/69035/first-look-through-ages Insta Buy
Wow that makes another one Love board games on phone good ones and this is one I have had eyes on Like you guys said always a good review Not a bad price either considering
Let me just say this... that tutorial... WOW I am an avid boardgamer but I still had not tried Through the Ages, because I mainly play solo boardgames or coop (on account of not having that many gamers around... though my wife is now starting to play deckbuilders and light-medium boardgames, not something as heavy as this), but I do have and play Nations (which is a "lighter" TtA that is soloable). TtA is very very good, and the tutorial does indeed stand out because of its humourour tones. But the rulebooks from Vlaada already stand out because of that (another app like that is Galaxy Trucker). even if the price is high (11 euros), it is more than justifiable because the boardgame sets you back about 45 and you need people to play it. So, for me it is awesome. I have not delved a whole lot into the game (just the tutorial and checked the challenges) but it does seem meaty, even if it is just 150 mgbs.
Statement: in case, again, someone complains, I encounter problem with signing in online game, I have sent the details to the developer. Suggestion: if you encounter something bad, contact the developer first.
Just finished my first real play with the first challenge, so a game against a single easy ai... I lost... by 6 miserable points... i lost 182 to 176! And worse of all, i was behind during most of the game, but my bet in colonies paid off with james cook and a good event and i actually finished yhe game winning but then you resolve the last 4 events and by the 3rd i was winning 176 to 172 but the last event gave the ai 10 pts. Aaaargh soooo tense. Very good game
Loved the tutorial. Never played the board game. Nobody around here who'll dedicate the time to learn and play it. Same thing with Twilight Struggle and Pathfinder. So glad it's on Ipad. Almost all of my games on it are board and card games.
I guesstimate... I would say my first playthrough was about 1hour to 1:30 because it was my bus trip home. However, i have played two more games which i have won (easily lol) and they have both been around 1hour each, with only 1 ai. The first game probably took a bit longer because i was still learning the ropes, and also because i used the undo button two turns, so it took a bit longer. However, i am totally hooked into the game, playing two games back to back vs the ai lol And it is soooo cool, i won both by +- the same margin but i used two totally different strategies. First game i went heavy on military and colonies, which paid off because of the cards coming out. Second game i depleted my military to 0 for like 80% of the game and only worried about it on the second to last turn because of a war (which i did not win but managed to mitigate). But i went heavy for wonders (hey i almost build 7... but that would take too long... pun intended). Well worth the 11euros i paid hehe
Suggestion: If you wish to how good the AI is, head over to BGG's IOS Board Game blog and find the (whining) posts regarding the beta testers. Good read. Statement: I am running the tutorial the second time to revise things that I was not so sure.
I've just about had it with this game!# I'm at the war phase of the tutorial and there is no way to get enough armies to win and it won't just let me lose so I'm stuck randomly dragging stuff around the board hoping something sticks. Very frustrating. The tutorial is cute but not very helpful. It's too bad as this game looks like it has potential.
Wonderful game as expected from Czech edition! I have played others from Czech but not this one - the tutorial was thorough and funny, but I still watched an intro vid on YT to get some context. Played 2, won 1 - great game really great balance and mechanics. The app is really nice too, multiple ways to perform tasks that are great UX. Looking forward to a few more solo games before diving into multiplayer
The war is winnable Don't get frustrated. The war is winnable. I don't remember how you do it, but don't forget you can destroy something for 1action (thus getting back 1 worker). The tutorial is very funny and it is very helpful if you don't know how to play. It won't tellnyou strategies of play, only the rules. Have at it one more time with confidence
