The Italian countryside's ecological transformation under Roman rule — deforestation, soil erosion, marsh drainage, conversion to pasture — is documented in the pollen record and has only recently been integrated into Roman economic history.
Egyptian grain was so central to Roman food security that Augustus treated Egypt as essentially personal imperial property and forbade senators from visiting without permission. The political economy of grain explains a lot of Roman geopolitics.
Bookmarked. This is the kind of content I come here for
Our Gloomhaven group argued about whether to open a sealed envelope for twenty minutes before one person just did it.
Root is genuinely the hardest game to teach I've ever attempted. Worth every minute of the struggle.
The Italian countryside's ecological transformation under Roman rule — deforestation, soil erosion, marsh drainage, conversion to pasture — is documented in the pollen record and has only recently been integrated into Roman economic history.
Wingspan Europe's winter round creates a final season that feels appropriately conclusive. The game ends at the right time.
The cooperative tension in Pandemic where you know an outbreak is coming but cannot stop it is peak board game anxiety.
Egyptian grain was so central to Roman food security that Augustus treated Egypt as essentially personal imperial property and forbade senators from visiting without permission. The political economy of grain explains a lot of Roman geopolitics.
This is exactly what I needed to hear, thank you
Source? Not doubting you, just want to learn more
Brass Birmingham has converted more euro skeptics in my gaming group than any other heavy game I've introduced.
I was literally just thinking about this yesterday
Root's political tension is something I was not prepared for the first time. Expected tactics, got diplomacy.
Hard disagree on this one, but I respect the take
Pandemic's role cards create genuine specialization that makes every player's turn feel different and necessary.