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Nations Review: Build your own Civilization and Make History!

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You're the leader of your own civilization. As you go through historical periods, it's up to you to fight, conquer new territories, protect and feed your civilization, all while competing against other nations. Surprise the world and build the biggest nation in the history of mankind!

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Civilization Games

Nearly all players agree that civilization games are just too good to be true! The feeling of building something from scratch, defending your territory, conquering others, evolving, discovering and developing new technologies… It's all fascinating!

This type of game, ever since it was released on console, has become more popular throughout the years. The tabletop versions could be no different, and there's a bonus: you get to compete face to face with your opponents, which makes it even more exciting. For the fans, it doesn't matter whether it takes three hours or more. The game is worth it.

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Well, sometimes, you just don't have that much time. In fact, you have, at most, 30 minutes. For this and other reasons, some games have been researching alternative mechanics to get the same feelings you get from big civilization games in just a few minutes.

That's exactly why Nations: The Dice Game was created, quite successfully too. It's time to build your own civilization with Nations!

Game Info

Nations: The Dice Game is best played with 1 to 4 players for ages 10 and up, by designer Rustan Håkansson. It was illustrated by Ossi Hiekkala, Jere Kasanen, Paul Laane, and Frida Lögdberg.

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Teaching Moments

If you're looking for a fun, fast game that forces you to work on your math skills, resource management, focus, strategy, and also gives you a history lesson, Nations is perfect for you!

Nations is an excellent and very fast game, which helps you stay on track if you have trouble with games that take longer. This is actually one of its greatest strengths. Combine that with a few other factors, and you'll learn a lot from this game without even realizing it.

This game encourages you, at all times, to work on your math skills, as you'll need to calculate how many resources you need to get a tile, how many you'll have on the next turn, and more. You'll eventually see yourself working on these skills as you play the game, and that's what makes this civilization game a ).push({});