History of the World (board game) the number of armies it gets, its capital or starting location in parentheses, and the seas it can navigate in parentheses. Each epoch there is a minor empire and a kingdom that can be played as event cards, and these are listed at the bottom of the epoch. History of the World (board game) History of the World (often abbreviated HotW) is a board game designed by Ragnar Brothers and originally published in 1991. It is played by up to six different players in seven different epochs; each player playing a different empire in each epoch. The first edition of
War of the Ring (board game) become difficult to distinguish at a distance. Distinguishing between nations is particularly important for their more esoteric and powerful abilities. For instance, the "Devilry of Orthanc" card can only be played if there are Isengard units present at a siege. Each nation does have a specific color on the map: Some players paint their pieces, or at least their bases, to match the color of their nations. War of the Ring (board game) War of the Ring is a strategy board game by Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello, first produced by Nexus Editrice (Italy) and currently published