It's great if you want a long game with 2-3 players. For a short abstract civ game for 2-3 players, go with Innovation. My negative with Through the Ages is that it can often become a rush for a few key cards, like Napoleon. Everything else starts to surround preparing for and countering these cards.
SaMoKo wrote: It's great if you want a long game with 2-3 players. For a short abstract civ game for 2-3 players, go with Innovation. My negative with Through the Ages is that it can often become a rush for a few key cards, like Napoleon. Everything else starts to surround preparing for and countering these cards.
That is exactly right.
I'd love to have a set of "2nd edition" cards that alter certain out of whack cards like Napoleon which is far too powerful and make the dogs like Bach.
On the whole I think it is a great "once in a great while" game but I get burned out if I play it too often.
Napoleon is better than Michaelangelo? I haven't had issues playing against Napoleon yet and often do not rush to get him. My playgroup is different probably.
It has been my experience that Napoleon coupled with a good army bonus (or whatever those cards are called..formations..or something) that it bounces that persons military way up. Then the other players have to struggle to maintain parity to the exclusion of other aspects or suffer repeated ass kickings via aggression cards.
The other leader that I think is overpowered is the one that gives vp's for each colony you own. (Magellan?) You get three or four colonies with that guy as your leader...8 vps per turn is pretty hard to beat. (unless the other guy has Napoleon and is kicking your ass and taking your colonies)
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