Ares Games Altay: Dawn of Civilization

Lead one of the elder peoples of the Altay and face the arrival of human settlers in your ancestral lands. Decide whether to embrace their innovations or uphold traditions as you expand your kingdom, cultivate knowledge, build monuments, or defeat enemies. Altay: Dawn of Civilization is a deck-building civilization game set in a mythical age. In a remote region within a vast continent, four mysterious societies have cultivated different cultures over countless years and maintained a fragile balance. They now face a new challenge: the influx of human settlers with advanced crafts and weapons. As the leader of one of the older peoples of Altay, you have the choice of how to respond to this challenge. The game board represents a region where the four factions meet, with each area characterized by different terrain types and resources. Players control one of four factions, each represented by a unique starting deck, with distinctions in the number of "Basic" cards and faction-specific cards. During each round, players use their cards to generate resources, build new settlements, expand across the board, engage in maneuvers against opponents, or receive new cards to expand their decks, symbolizing the integration of the elders with the newcomers and their crafts.