Advanced Civilization

About this expansion

Advanced Civilization is an enhanced expansion for 2–8 players, with a playing time of about 480 minutes, released in 1991. It reworks selected rules from the original Civilization game while adding more possibilities to its technology tree.

The expansion includes additional civilization advancements, increasing both their quantity and variety. These new advancements give players more options as they pursue progress, while the restructured advancement and victory conditions remove the limits on advancement cards.

• More civilization advancements in new types and quantities
• A reworked version of the Civilization: Expansion Trade Cards Set
• A restructured commodity trading round
• New resources and disasters available for trading
• Revised advancement and victory conditions

The commodity trading round receives a significant update, with new resources and disasters entering the trading system. This gives the trading phase a reworked selection of items while preserving its role within the larger Civilization experience.

Despite the expanded content, playing with Advanced Civilization is described as no more difficult than playing the base game. Its most notable change is the removal of limits on advancement cards, a design choice that has prompted different interpretations: some players see it as making strategies more homogeneous, while others believe it creates greater variety.

For players seeking a broader Civilization experience, Advanced Civilization combines a larger advancement system with revised trading and victory conditions. The result is an expanded framework that offers new routes for advancement without adding greater rules difficulty than the original game.