Historia – First Look!

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Italian publisher Giochix has shipped this Summer’s Kickstarter project, Historia.

Brant’s copy is here and he shows us the innards.

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Here's the box!

Here’s the box!

And here's the guts!

And here’s the guts!

 

It's literally a eurogame, so of course it's got some wooden bits in it.

It’s literally a eurogame, so of course it’s got some wooden bits in it.

There's a pair of pretty substantial decks of cards.  They're actually 4-5 decks in 2 packages.

There’s a pair of pretty substantial decks of cards. They’re actually 4-5 decks in 2 packages.

The victory tokens.

The victory tokens.

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A FAQ and the icon help-sheet.

You can also play in German or Italian.  For some reason, it doesn't include French.

You can also play in German or Italian. For some reason, it doesn’t include French.

Board detail.  The images in the squares are ornamental, but the color regions are not.

Board detail. The images in the squares are ornamental, but the color regions are not.

The time wheel that moves the turns along.

The time wheel that moves the turns along.

Scoring diagram.

Government diagram – different types of governments bring different types of bonuses.

Advisor cards for each civilization.

Advisor cards for each civilization.

More advisor cards.  Yes, that's Bruce Lee.  And Elvis.

More advisor cards. Yes, that’s Bruce Lee. And Elvis.

Wonder cards.  Lots of wonder cards.

Wonder cards. Lots of wonder cards.

Major world events.

Major world events.

There are a bunch of civilization leaders to choose from.

There are a bunch of civilization leaders to choose from.

Action cards.  There are a whole lot of these.  Here are a handful for you to ogle.

Action cards. There are a whole lot of these. Here are a handful for you to ogle.

The Kickstarter extras - some "golden age" tokens, some new wonders, and some civ-tracking cards.

The Kickstarter extras – some “golden age” tokens, some new wonders, and some civ-tracking cards.

Want to know how to play?  Here’s an extended video walk thru.


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