Age of Innovation *PRE-ORDER*

I am huge fan of Terra Mystica, so naturally I was drawn this iteration. So why would anyone I have this along with TM in my collection you ask, personally for me for these 2 reasons,
1. It has an interesting modular setup and
2. It plays excellent with 2P compared to its older sibling.

AoI borrows few aspects from Gaia Project and my wife prefers AoI to TM for some reason. One aspect I absolutely detest in this game is the addition of books, it honestly wasn't necessary and its a design bloat in my opinion, it adds no wow-factor to an already amazing design and its just there as an additional option for you to score some VPs.

Either ways, in the end this is still the TM game I/we know and love, although not a must have if the above mentioned reasons don't appeal to you or already own TM & Gaia Project.

This is one of my top 5 games of all time. Absolutely love it.

It's a heavy thinker of a game, but once you get to grips with the options in front of you, the game feels like it opens up for a lot of creative strategies that unfold in a satisfying way. Definitely needs multiple plays with the same people. It's a very pretty game and the components are great. If only it had a more elegant storage solution than the many plastic bags it's utterly filled with.

Amazing game for those who are looking for a heavier more strategy based game. Age adds to the Terra Mystica world by adding a unique faction draft at the beginning making every game different than the last. As well as a new resource “books” that you will use to craft powerful point making innovations to gain you big points or powers. Where Terra Mystica is very consistent, Age of Innovation turns that on its head and adds a lot of variety.

Love TM but AoI is replacing it for us.