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Around 800BC China was blossoming as a civilization. The Zhou emperor sat on the throne of a feudal China and ruled through wise philosophers, able warlords, and a strong army. The Chinese world was making huge cultural, scientific, and philosophical strides.
But a single generation later, those same advisors and lords rose up against the throne, and each other, to claim hegemony for their philosophy and way of life. Welcome to the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.
Spring and Autumn: Story of China is a 4X civilization game in which you take control of one of the pre-eminent states of the time to explore the world around you, expand your borders, research powerful advancements, build up your economy, and bring honor upon your name. Your goal is to establish a true dynasty in China.
Spring and Autumn: Story of China expands on the system from in Hellenica: Story of Greece, introducing all-new gameplay elements like a philosophy system, diplomacy, enhanced combat, honor, expanded victory conditions, the Great Wall, and did we mention Chinese dragons? As with all "Story of" games, Spring and Autumn: Story of China will include the best AI and solo play system available in a 4x game.
Can you guide your civilization during these turbulent times? Will your vision of Chinese civilization be remembered for all time, or will you merely be a stepping stone for another…?
—description from the designer
- Playable in a couple of hours
- Solo play is popular and functional
- 4X game
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- 4X — Described as a 4X game playable in a couple of hours.
- Solo Play — Solo play is pretty popular and can be taken over by the system if a player has to leave.
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- It is probably everything you would hate in a game.
- It's an area control game where you're trying to accomplish the various goals.
- The app the app's I think's really good.
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- Man, I just love this game.
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- Ponzi scheme. I'll I'll be really quick on this one.
- It's a bluffing bidding game in that sense.
- There's lots of those what I call laugh out loud moments where you just where you you call your dear friend some horrible name for the insulting offer that you accept because you have to
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- The entirety of the rule set for this game is one page long.
- It adds official cooperative rules.
- this is my favorite expansion.
- It is a true 100% sandbox in that regard.
- The win condition is voting because you're trying to become the new headmaster of the school or whatever.