Hegemony

In this game, the goal is to go through different Cultures and advance through the four big historical Eras: Ancient history, the Middle Ages, the Early Modern Era, and finally, the true Modern Era... and beyond, to form a Hegemony and conquer the entire world!

To do that, players will first choose an ancient Culture (an Era-I-Culture) to start with. Each Culture brings with it a unique effect that will persist throughout the entire game and a deck of 20 cards which will be added to your (initially empty) deck.

Then, both players will choose a Medieval Culture (Era II) they will aim for and try to advance into. That Culture is placed to the side in front of them, but its deck is immediately added to your deck, giving you 40 cards total in your starting deck.