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Can a civilization game deliver meaningful strategy in under an hour? Rising Cultures from Capstone Games might pull it off.
In this review, I take a look at this fast-playing 2-player civilization game featuring asymmetric factions, engine building, military competition, and clever card management. The real standout for me is how differently each civilization plays—especially Egypt and the Abbasid Caliphate, which completely change the feel of the game from one session to the next.
I’ll cover:
* Gameplay overview
* Asymmetric faction design
* Egypt’s Nile economy mechanics
* Replayability
* Cognitive skills practiced through play
* Final thoughts and recommendations
If you enjoy civilization games but don’t always have 3–4 hours available, Rising Cultures offers a surprisingly deep experience in a much tighter package.
00:00 Intro
00:24 Play Count & Complexity
01:55 Victory Conditions & How It Plays
10:37 Skills
11:50 Final Thoughts
Earthborne Rangers - Campaign Playthrough - Part 15
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What a variety last week! Continued to explore the Homeland expansion for Root, taught Dune: Imperium - Uprising to a friend who wanted to play since he likes the Dune universe, and also had some great co-op experiences with Bomb Busters and Regicide Legacy.
Are you interested in learning how to play the latest big box game, The Treasure Ship of Zheng He, by acclaimed designer Hisashi Hayashi? Here is your chance! Edward, from Heavy Cardboard, teaches you how to play in this video.
Later, he is joined by Derek & James for a full-game play-through. Let us know what you think in the comments below, and don't forget to like and subscribe.
Check out my teach and playthrough video of the solo-only 18-card micro card game Ancient Realm by designer Steven Aramini and publisher Button Shy Games.
It's time to go and find our next 6 months worth of amazing Asian games from Tokyo Game Market Spring 2026. We've gone deep into the rabbithole and once again we want to share our research into the games we're most excited about.
REMEMBER THOUGH - we haven't played any of these titles! And the rules are mostly in Japanese! So buy at your own risk but mostly, have a fantastic time finding some gems that speak to you and your gaming group.
Come say hi if you see us!
A&M x
Here's some helpful links below. Links to the official Game Market pages are below the timestamps and it is here you can find the links to reservation forms. But be warned these do close randomly, and it's easiest to use if you are able to translate the page from your browser!
Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience.
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Welcome to Totally Digital, a series where I teach and play the best digital board games and board game adjacent video games. Today I'm playing Dice A Million, a roguelike deckbuilder with only dice. Lots and lots of crazy dice with crazy powers.
🎲 Every few years, certain board games become “must-haves”.
Everyone talks about them. Everyone recommends them. Everyone buys them.
But what happens after the hype fades?
In this video, we revisit some of the hobby’s biggest “must-have” board games and ask the important question…
💬 Where are they now?
In this video:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Unstoppable
2:14 Star Wars The Mandalorian Adventures
3:50 Uprising
6:19 Harrow County
7:56 Kabuto Sumo
9:36 Kariba
10:08 Le Havre
12:01 Rewild
13:17 Blood On The Clocktower
15:22 Survive The Island
16:43 Outro
Board Game Hangover is your go-to channel for everything board games! From the best board game reviews, playthroughs, and top 10 lists to board game upgrades, house rules, and gameplay tips — we help you discover the best board games, improve your board gaming experience, and have a good laugh along the way. Whether you're into strategy board games, party games, solo board gaming, or family board games, you're in the right place.
Welcome to Totally Decked, a series where I teach and play the best solo board games that use a standard deck of cards. This time I'm playing Solatro by TechDweeb, a solo card game inspired by the video game Balatro.
Anmelden
