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Material World

1995 · BGG
Avg rating
5.58
Bayes rating
5.50
Weight
2.90 (Medium)
Players
2-5
Playtime
4 hr
Ratings count
76

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Description

A game of building caravan/shipping routes to new territories to acquire resources and carefully using them to increase the level of civilization while avoiding or defeating the armed forces of the opponent. The map covers the entire world and the five possible powers are Britain, Germany, France, Russia and the Ottoman Empire.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Dice rolling Resource & economic management
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Set collection & pattern building Tile, map & route building

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

Business, building & transportation

Publishers

Strange Magic Games

Designers

Alexis Papahadjopoulos Kent Mitchell