Just Wrenching Around - is EPOCHS 4X, and How Does it Compare to Other Civ Games?

UPDATE - 5.10.24 - I've been informed by IceMakes that I have a core rule wrong! You're only ever able to play 3 "invention" cards per Epoch - I read the rules as requiring a MINIMUM of 3, but didn't read it as also instating a MAXIMUM of 3! I do think that would ratchet (pun, ya know, maybe intended) the difficulty up a bit, while also making players more dependent on their gold. I'll have to get another play in with this nearly-learned rule! Cheers!

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In this candid, casual video, I dig a little deeper into the mechanisms, systems and ideas of Epochs by IceMakes and Jeffrey CCH. I provide a recap of a recent, 2-player game, I talk a bit about the 4X genre and how I think Epochs measures up in the 4 "X" categories, and then I compare this to some other, popular civilization games from recent years.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:37 - Recap of a Recent Game
18:41 - Breaking Down the 4 'X's
30:46 - How Does Epochs Compare to Other Civ Games?