Civilizations - An Expansion For Clash Of Cultures

If you are a fan of Clash of Cultures, you will be excited to know that Z-Man Games announced an expansion to the game: Clash of Cultures - Civilizations. Unfortunately, it is not expected to hit the market until December of next year, 2014.

Clash of Cultures - Civilization adds 14 new civilizations to the game in an attempt to recap the development and contours of the civilizations that stretch across World History, from the Stone Age to the invention of gunpowder. Each of the 14 new civilizations will have its own unique advances as well as different leaders.

The expansion will feature new City pieces that players can use to increase their city's size. However, Clash of Cultures - Civilization does not increase the maximum size of four city pieces around a settlement. Therefore, players will now have to be selective and strategic when selecting which City pieces to choose when expanding settlements.

Another addition that comes with the Civilizations Expansion are "Elephant" and "Horse" units to the game. A fun fact that translates very well to the game is that not all civilizations had access to elephants and horses. Therefore, not all of them have access to elephants and horses in the game, either. Of course, the Civilizations Expansion is still a year away so more details will be released in the upcoming months.

Bad-DM commends Z-Man Games on this expansion, or its intent, at least. Many people who have played the original Clash of Cultures have complained that the game feels more like a light skirmish game rather than a civilization development game. The reason for this complaint is that there is nothing that really differentiates one civilization from another. Hopefully, this will be addressed in the upcoming Clash of Cultures - Civilizations Expansion, with the addition of culture-specific leaders and technology trees.