Glengoyne
06-22-2008, 07:08 PM
I went to a gaming club last week, and ran across a couple of guys playing a board game I found interesting. It was called Duel of Ages. Here is a link to the site . (http://www.duelofages.com/)
It was pretty interesting. The premise two teams of characters are assembled to participate in a futuristic competition. The characters come from four different ages of history ancient history, age of gunpowder, modern(WW1? to current?), and the future. The map is built by players once teams are drawn randomly. The map building looks to be pretty strategic, as each terrain and map piece contribute to the characters' strengths as well as confering age specific bonuses. On top of the characters from each age, there are items from each age. Items include scooters, skateboards, rifles, grenades, flamethrowers, and lasers. There are lots, but they offer some interesting game situations, such as Ghengis Khan riding a mountain bike through a swamp armed with a flame thrower. I also saw Davy Crockett sniping at people with a colonial era rifle.
In short, I am intrigued, and am wondering if anyone here had any experience with it. From my research I think the time requirement would be too much for me and my wife, but the idea has me hooked at the time.
It was pretty interesting. The premise two teams of characters are assembled to participate in a futuristic competition. The characters come from four different ages of history ancient history, age of gunpowder, modern(WW1? to current?), and the future. The map is built by players once teams are drawn randomly. The map building looks to be pretty strategic, as each terrain and map piece contribute to the characters' strengths as well as confering age specific bonuses. On top of the characters from each age, there are items from each age. Items include scooters, skateboards, rifles, grenades, flamethrowers, and lasers. There are lots, but they offer some interesting game situations, such as Ghengis Khan riding a mountain bike through a swamp armed with a flame thrower. I also saw Davy Crockett sniping at people with a colonial era rifle.
In short, I am intrigued, and am wondering if anyone here had any experience with it. From my research I think the time requirement would be too much for me and my wife, but the idea has me hooked at the time.