A board game (or boardgame) is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on and/or moved around a board according to a set of rules. Board games both inspired and have been inspired by the Civilization games.
Civilization[]
The board game named Civilization (1980) by Francis Tresham inspired Sid Meier to create the original Sid Meier's Civilization (1991) computer game. Coincidentally, the board game received an expansion named Advanced Civilization in 1991, too.
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame[]
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame was published by Eagle Games and released in 2002. It was built on the fundamentals of Sid Meier's Civilization series, recreating the atmosphere of the original PC game.
The game is available in its native English, Spanish, and German, while translations of the rulebook are also available in Italian, French, and Dutch.
A group of fanatics of this board game has also created a brand new rulebook named Creator House Rules (CHR) that recreates a more strategic and realistic play experience by using the original game box contents. If you want to play with rules closer to the original PC game, you should consider CHR - see below for a download link, as well as pictures of a game in progress to get a better idea of how it plays.
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization[]
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization was published by Czech Board Games and released in 2006. An updated version called Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization was released in 2015.
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game[]
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game was published by Fantasy Flight Games and released in 2010. In July 2019 the publisher said it was out of stock but the expansions were available.
There have been two expansions:
- Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game – Fame and Fortune - Produced in 2011 by Fantasy Flight Games, which describes it as the first expansion of "Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game".
- Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game – Wisdom and Warfare - Produced in 2013 by Fantasy Flight Games, which describes it as the second expansion of "Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game".
Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn[]
Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn was published by Fantasy Flight Games and released in 2017. An expansion called Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn – Terra Incognita was released in 2020.
External links[]
- Civilization (1980) on BoardGameGeek
- Advanced Civilization (1991) on BoardGameGeek
- Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame (2002) on BoardGameGeek
- Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization (2006) on BoardGameGeek
- Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game (2010) on BoardGameGeek
- Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization (2015) on BoardGameGeek
- Sid Meier's Civilization: A New Dawn (2017) on BoardGameGeek
- A three-player game of Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame (2002) in progress
- CHR downloads