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History of the World

Z-Man Games, 1991

History of the World is a tabletop game published by Z-Man Games in 1991. It is played with 3 to 6 players, from age 12 and in about 135 to 270 minutes.

players
3–6
minutes
135–270
years
12+

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Publishers
Z-Man Games, Avalon Hill, Ragnar Brothers, The Avalon Hill Game Co, Compendium Games, Gibsons
Designers
Gary Dicken, Steve Kendall, Phil Kendall
Artwork
Charles S. Jarboe, Jr., Steve Kendall, Jason Spiller, David Walker, Mateusz Lenart
Year of release
1991
Also known as
HotW · Empire · A Világ Története

About the game

History of the World (often abbreviated HotW) is a board game designed by Ragnar Brothers and originally published in 1991. It is played by up to six players across various epochs, each player playing a different empire every round to have the greatest score at the end of the game by conquering other players' regions of the board.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  • 8435407613881History of the World

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