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Age of Monarchs
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Age of Monarchs

Designed by Luca Cammisa

Published by (Web published)

Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach

Players

3-6

Play Time

240 min

Complexity

3.0 / 5

Rating

8.8

Year

2013

Community Snapshot

Best with 5–6
Medium complexity
~240 min
8.8 on BGG (18)
Text-heavy

Categories

Age of Reason
Set in the 17th–18th century Enlightenment — exploration, colonialism, and scientific revolution.
Civilization
Guide a civilization through ages of development — technology, culture, and expansion.
Exploration
Discover new areas, map unknown territory, and uncover surprises.
Negotiation
Make deals, form alliances, and persuade others — diplomacy is key.
Pike and Shot
Set in the pike-and-shot era (1400s–1700s) — early gunpowder warfare, musketeers, and formation tactics.
Print & Play
Download and print at home — accessible DIY gaming.
Renaissance
Set in the Renaissance era — art, commerce, and cultural rebirth.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

A medium area control and dice rolling game, best enjoyed with 5 players. Rated 0.0 on BGG.

How It Plays

Action Points

You get a limited number of action points each turn and choose how to spend them — prioritizing is everything.

Area Majority / Influence

You're competing to have the most presence in key areas on the board — think of it like a friendly turf war.

Campaign / Battle Card Driven

Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Point to Point Movement

You move between connected locations on the board — the map's layout decides your travel options.

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

You play through linked missions or scenarios that build on each other — it's like an epic adventure in chapters.

About This Game

Age of Monarchs is a multiplayer card-driven grand strategy game simulating the three centuries of the Modern Age, from Columbus' discovery of America in 1492 to the fall of the Bastille in 1789. Players represent the highest rungs of European monarchy, assuming the leadership of a major European Power, and struggling to achieve global supremacy over the world in the Age of Absolutism. Being an absolute monarch, each player must manage every kind of question: economic, political, diplomacy, trade, world wide exploration, colonization, religion and warfare.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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