#83: Age of Renaissance
This has been called a "semi-sequel" to Avalon Hill's hugely popular Civilization. At #83, Jared Scarborough's romp through the middle ages, Age of Renaissance. [Mark: Yes, I realize there are no testimonials here. No, you don't want me to 'testify' - I'd end up using words like "kindling" and "5+ hours of my life that I'll never get back." So, gentle readers, it's your job to add the comments.]picture from uk-gamerz.com
posted by Mark (aka pastor guy) at 8:00 AM
6 Comments:
5 hours of tedious accounting is not my idea of fun. Who snuck this on the list????
Richard Dewsbury said:
"Positive comments on Age of Renaissance? Well, after struggling for 2 hours with the rules, I managed to sell my copy at a significant profit - that was a positive experience."
Amen to that, brother!
A beautiful dinosaur! (Gorgeous to look at but w-a-y too long to learn and to play.
But Curt, you have to admit, it is a *published* game.
However, I *can* answer your question as to who snuck the game on the list. Heh heh...
Marty Hoff ranked it No. 1
Greg Shloesser ranked it No. 13
Alan How ranked it No. 8
It's always good to have a couple of insane people in the group to keep our choices from getting too predictable. ;)
(No offense intended, Marty, Alan, and Greg. Clearly this is a game that is loved by some, reviled by others.)
If pressed to name ONE favorite game, this is it for me. Deep, immersive, and open to several quite distinct approaches to winning, AoR has everything I really want in a game. Yes, it's long, and difficult to find players for FtF, but for me anyway, the time flies by....at least till that last excruciating turn.
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