Friday, April 24, 2026

#40: Path of Civilization (Mark's Top 100 - 2026)


Path of Civilization
BoardGameGeek
  • rank: 1,839
  • rating: 7.2
  • published: 2023
  • designer: Fabien Gridel
Print Status
  • in print
Why It's On The List
  • A civilization-building game that plays in under an hour with an evolving set of technologies to power your development.
Tips & Tricks:
  • Pay attention to the order in which the events are coming as well as their effects. 
  • Each player starts from a slightly different position - don't waste that bump by ignoring how it helps you.
  • You are unlikely to be able to both build the highest level monuments and recruit the highest level leaders - so specialize in one of those.
  • The one rule I consistently forget - you do get to purchase a technology card at the end of the final round. (You never use it - but it does count for points and card type scoring.)
    Extras
    • I like the solo system a lot - at least once you start adding to the difficulty level. Once the game is set up, it's easy to reset and play again - which makes it like a bag of potato chips for solo gaming.
    • This is the ninth new-to-the-top-100 game on the countdown.

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