Age of Innovation

About this board game

Age of Innovation is a standalone board game for 1–5 players, with games lasting about 200 minutes, set in the world of Terra Mystica.

Across a world of varying terrains, each player controls one of twelve factions, each with unique characteristics. Terraform the map into your faction’s homelands, then erect buildings there and develop an approach that can change from game to game.

Every game combines factions, homelands, and abilities in new ways, ensuring that no two sessions need to be the same. Expansion brings an important choice: proximity to other factions can limit where you build, while also providing significant advantages. This tension is central to the Terra Mystica series and shapes your plans throughout the game.

Begin with buildings and upgrade them to gain valuable resources, including tools, scholars, money, and power. Schools let you advance in different sciences and collect books, which can be used to make innovations.

• Build a palace to gain a powerful new ability.
• Develop workshops, guilds, and universities to complete your culture.
• Terraform terrain and merge buildings into cities.

With its varied combinations and distinctive faction abilities, Age of Innovation offers a different experience in every game. Competition for space, resource development, scientific advancement, innovations, and cultural growth come together in a substantial Terra Mystica experience.