Buy this first
- Our take
- BGG rates it 8.38 from 1,576 ratings. It is the only expansion that changes play: its fifth track relieves four- and five-player crowding, though two posters prefer the simpler base game.
- What you need first
- Just the base game
- What it adds
- A fifth advancement track with a new card type, income-track upgrades, new capital city mats, revised civilizations and extra tapestry, tech and landmark cards.
- What it fixes
- Opens up the tight four-track board in four- and five-player games, according to BGG players.