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Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition brings back the classic game of exploration, expansion, and development with the Clash of Cultures base game and the Civilizations and Aztecs expansions in one box! Grow your civilization, advance your culture and tech, and leave your mark by building wonders, with this edition of the game including fully-sculpted miniatures of the Seven Wonders.
In Clash of Cultures, each player leads a civilization from a single settlement to a mighty empire. Players must explore their surroundings, build large cities, research advances and conquer those who stand in the way. The game features a modular board for players to explore, 48 distinct advances, seven mighty wonders, and loads of miniatures and cards. The winner will create a culture that will be remembered and admired for millennia.
Year Published
2021
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Board Gaming Doctor game_review at 0:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong tech-tree depth enabling varied playstyles and long-term planning
- Asymmetric cultures with distinct leaders creating replay variety
- Multiple viable paths to victory beyond military conquest
- High production value and clarity of components and rulebook in the Monumental Edition
Cons
- Dice-driven combat introduces randomness that can affect outcomes and perceived control
- Extensive rulebook and learning curve may slow initial entry
- Game length can feel long for a Euro-style title, especially with higher variability
Thematic elements
- Cultural advancement through technology, governance, and influence; assimilation of opponents' pieces
- Ancient to medieval civilizations on a modular, variable map with exploration and expansion
- Euro-style 4X with asymmetric cultures and leader-driven dynamics
Comparison games
- Epoch (EPO) by Jeffrey CCH
- Risk
- Caverna
- Scythe
- Through the Ages
- Age of Empires (PC game)
- Wolves
- A Feast for Odin
- Fields of Ar a
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action chaining — On a turn, players can perform up to three actions in sequence, enabling chaining to accomplish complex goals; conceptually similar to other action-selection systems
- Area Control — Cultural influence can swap or replace opponent pieces, which reshapes end-game scoring opportunities and board presence
- Area Control / Piece Replacement — Cultural influence can swap or replace opponent pieces, which reshapes end-game scoring opportunities and board presence
- Asymmetric Cultures and Leaders — Each civilization starts with four technologies and can recruit unique leaders with ongoing abilities; leaders can be lost in combat, and players can recruit different asymmetric leaders to vary play
- asymmetric teams — Each civilization starts with four technologies and can recruit unique leaders with ongoing abilities; leaders can be lost in combat, and players can recruit different asymmetric leaders to vary play
- Combat: Dice — Combat outcomes rely on dice, introducing luck that can influence clashes and resource/territory control, contributing tension and variability
- component quality — Monumental Edition features high-quality components and a substantial rulebook intended to support learning and immersive play
- Culture Influence / Assimilation — Players spend culture points to influence and replace opponent city pieces, creating a tension between control and the benefits opponents retain from the captured piece
- Dice-based combat — Combat outcomes rely on dice, introducing luck that can influence clashes and resource/territory control, contributing tension and variability
- end game bonuses — Typically ends after six ages (about 54 actions per player) with potential early end via various triggers such as dice results, constructing a Wonder, or event-driven rules
- endgame triggers — Typically ends after six ages (about 54 actions per player) with potential early end via various triggers such as dice results, constructing a Wonder, or event-driven rules
- Event and objective cards — Event cards and objective cards provide variability; many objective cards have multiple uses and can influence combat or non-combat aspects of play
- exploration and resource management — Map exploration and resource gathering drive the core of early and mid-game development; modular map adds variability between plays
- Resource management — Map exploration and resource gathering drive the core of early and mid-game development; modular map adds variability between plays
- Tech Tree — A diverse technology tree ranging from agriculture to government that shapes early strategy and interacts with culture paths; varied tech paths increase replayability and synergy with player abilities and board situations
- Tech trees — A diverse technology tree ranging from agriculture to government that shapes early strategy and interacts with culture paths; varied tech paths increase replayability and synergy with player abilities and board situations
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Quotes (from this video)
- The sense of Discovery and exploration into what the different parts of the tech tree have to offer during the game is really intriguing and is something that I would want to come back to over and over again at least at the very minimum amount of plays and experience that I have with this game
- Learning the game was a little challenging because of how extensive the rules are, but it is well written and easy to learn from with time
- The expansion introduces leader units with ongoing abilities, built and recruited similar to how commanders work in Magic the Gathering; leaders provide tactical advantages but can be lost in combat
- There is enough variability and it would really depend on how strong those objective cards and event cards are in altering your play strategy
- dice based combat and cultural influence as well as other things and So that obviously that introduces some luck into the game
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The Discriminating Gamer top_10_list at 6:54 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- epic feel and strong component quality
- expansion baked-in with Monumental Edition
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- civilization-building with layered tech and city development
- Various ancient civilizations across the world
- epic, grand-scale civilization flourish
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- City-building and expansion — push forward with cities, gain resources, and attack rivals
- Dual-layered boards — tracks for technologies and other resources; complexity and depth
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Quotes (from this video)
- Forbidden Stars is a great 4X game where you are the various factions from Warhammer 40k.
- The game is beautiful. You have these tiles that have the different planets and whatnot on there. You've got these minis that are these beautiful spaceships and tanks and forces.
- I love it. I think it's a fantastic game.
- this game more than anything, I would say is probably a take that game with the card playing stuff.
- it's a great civilization building game, but it would be a great civilization building game even if it wasn't Star Trek.
- it's absolutely 4X because again you are exploring.
- you are laying down warp lanes and you're actually laying down these like lanes that you do to travel to different planets and you're laying down the different planets and exploring them and then you're trying to take them over and build up your resources.
- Twilight Imperium is my number one.
- it's a grand epic space adventure. Again, you got a mountain of cards. You've got tons of plastic. I freaking love Twilight Imperium.
- this is a show. It's like a movie. It's like a book.
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Rolling Dice and Taking Names general_discussion at 2:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- epic scale and depth
- immense thematic flavor
- beautiful components
Cons
- very long play time
- steep learning curve
Thematic elements
- Cultural conquest and empire building across civilizations
- Ancient civilizations, epic conquest spanning multiple ages
- epic civ-style progression with tech trees and events
Comparison games
- Age of Empires (PC)
- Civilization (PC)
- Risk
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area control / negotiation — control territories and resource management through city-building
- combat / battles — units in cities engage in battles resolved by dice/strength
- tech tree / civilization development — advance through tech cards to unlock abilities and units
- trading / diplomacy — negotiation with other players to gain resources and advantages
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- absolutely loved it
- epic civ style, four to five hour epic game
- this is not solitaire at all
- two decks of cards provide variety
- it's gorgeous
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