{"id":20828,"date":"2026-07-17T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/mecanique\/non-classifiee\/timespan-a-streamlined-civilization-game-from-the-stone-age-to-the-space-age\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:46:30","slug":"timespan-a-streamlined-civilization-game-from-the-stone-age-to-the-space-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/news\/timespan-a-streamlined-civilization-game-from-the-stone-age-to-the-space-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Timespan: A Streamlined Civilization Game from the Stone Age to the Space Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"447\">The designers of <em data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"113\">Automatonia<\/em> and <em data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"131\">Bad Company<\/em>, Kenneth Minde and Kristian Amundsen \u00d8stby, return in 2026 with <strong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"208\">Timespan<\/strong>, a civilization-building game for <strong data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"261\">1 to 5 players<\/strong> that plays in around <strong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"297\">90 minutes<\/strong>. Your goal is to guide your civilization from the Stone Age to the Space Age by building an efficient economic engine, all without military conflict.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"930\">One of <strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"468\">Timespan<\/strong>&#8216;s standout features is its high level of customization. Players combine one of <strong data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"580\">six asymmetric civilizations<\/strong> with one of <strong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"625\">six unique technology boards<\/strong>, then recruit from <strong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"658\">175 cards<\/strong> featuring historical figures, buildings, wonders, and technological advances. The game unfolds over five rounds, alternating between an exploration phase\u2014where players draft cards and discovery tiles\u2014and a simultaneous action phase designed to keep downtime to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1451\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Rather than focusing on warfare, <strong data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"977\">Timespan<\/strong> emphasizes exploration, scientific progress, cultural development, and economic growth. Thanks to its innovative timeline system, where cards evolve and are replaced as your civilization advances through the ages, every decision has lasting consequences. With its streamlined gameplay, high replayability, and peaceful approach to civilization building, <strong data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1344\">Timespan<\/strong> is shaping up to be a promising title for fans looking for a deep strategic experience in under two hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The designers of Automatonia and Bad Company, Kenneth Minde and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[347],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20829,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828\/revisions\/20829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}