The Stone Age is the earliest cultural and historical period in the development of humanity. It is during this prehistoric period that humans began to create stone tools, weapons, cultivate agriculture, extract and utilize various natural resources, build houses, develop a division of labor, and the first beginnings of trade appeared.
The essence of the game:
In the board game Stone Age, you have to choose one of the paths for the development of your tribe and try to plan your moves several steps ahead. However, on the other hand, there is a significant element of chance in the game since acquiring all resources is related to rolling dice. This may scare away fans of 'serious' strategic games where the role of chance is minimized, but 'Stone Age' is precisely a family strategy game, and a very good one at that. Here, chance is not bad at all since it forces players to efficiently manage their available opportunities (whatever they may be) and somewhat equalizes the chances of players, giving hope to those who are lagging behind and creating a certain risk for the leaders. We are sure that luck was just as necessary for the hunters and gatherers in the Stone Age as it is for us.
Each era imposes its own demands. The Stone Age is marked by the emergence of agriculture, the development of minerals, and the construction of primitive housing. Trade is arising, and one step of progress follows another. However, traditional methods of obtaining food (for example, skilled hunting to feed one's tribe) remain relevant as well.
The players' task is to learn to respond to the demands placed upon them. There are many ways to achieve the goal. Everyone is given the opportunity to choose their own path.
Find your way, and in the end, it will become clear whether this path was the right one.
Who is this game for?
For those who love quality board games and wish to join this movement...
Game components:
- 1 game board;
- 4 player boards;
- 68 wooden resource tokens;
- 40 wooden inhabitant tokens;
- 8 markers of two different sizes;
- 53 food tokens;
- 28 building tokens;
- 18 tool tokens;
- 1 first player token with a stand;
- 36 civilization cards;
- 7 dice;
- 1 cup for dice;
- Rules of the game in Russian.
- Rules of the game in foreign languages.
- Size of game cards: 59 by 91 mm - 36 cards;
Game duration: from 60 to 90 minutes
Number of players: from 2 to 4