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CIV: Carta Impera Victoria
20m - 40m
2 - 4 Players
Ages 8+
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38.00€
CIV: Carta Impera Victoria is a game of CIVilization and diplomacy in which you develop your own civilization. Be the first to reach supremacy in one field to make history, but keep an eye on how your opponents are advancing. Forming a temporary alliance might be the best way to keep a player from triumphing…and remember that offense is sometimes the best defense!
In more detail, a player wins when they reach supremacy in a field; if this doesn’t happen, when no more cards can be drawn, the game ends and players go through a majority scoring to determine the winner.
CIV includes six fields of competition: Army, Religion, Economics, Science, Culture, and Utopia. The 104 cards in the game are split in three ages, which represent the natural evolution of global civilization through the timeline, but the cards of each field aren’t split equally. Once the second age has finished, for example, if you haven’t yet reached supremacy of Religion, it’s time to think about another strategy.
Each field gives powers to the player who succeeds in reaching the limit of cards in their play area (depending on the number of players). There are different kinds of powers, two levels of permanent effects, and one sacrifice effect for each field. Using these powers in combination will be necessary to be the first to reach supremacy — but using these powers is also a way to keep competitors from reaching victory.
You will need all your diplomacy skills to get help from others and prevent the leading player from winning, yet today’s friend could be tomorrow’s enemy, so pay attention to all and think about which combination of powers might lead to a surprise victory! Be the first to use it!
The game includes rules for 1v1 play, 2v2 team play, and 3-4 player games.
| Ages | 8+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 20m – 40m |
| Designer | Rémi Amy |
| Mechanics | Deck / Pool Building, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Card Game, Civilization |
| Publisher | Funiverse, Ludonaute, Hobby World |
SamLL
Didn't really feel like a civilization game at all, none of the categories (except maybe science?) felt related to their name. (Military didn't feel like military, etc.) In 4 player the main mechanic of the game seemed like a Kill Dr Lucky or Munchkin style "stop the person who is about to win, force other people to use up their resources by stopping them so you don't have to" thing. This wasn't very fun and one player just missed that the person to their left was about to win and the game won anti-climactically. The art was cute.
Ranior
It was an interesting and very fast game of set collection with some powers thrown in. I would play more but it just felt the game lacked many interesting decisions and the winner was determined more by who got the right combinations of cards to make something happen. Perhaps this would change with a deeper understanding of the game with an experienced group, but I don't know and I don't foresee being intrigued enough to get there. So sadly the best part of this game is the cleverness of the title for both the acronym and precisely 104 card deck.
jnharr
CIV: Carta Impera Victoria is a decent set collection game with a light civilization theme. The decision space isn't as vast as I would like, but there is enough going on here for a fairly satisfying experience. The artwork doesn't suit my tastes, but that didn't keep me from enjoying the game.