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
Railroad Tycoon (board game) improved version of the game, and has effectively rendered the original Railroad Tycoon obsolete. Railroad Tycoon (board game) Railroad Tycoon is a railway-themed board game designed by Martin Wallace and Glenn Drover. The game, published in 2005 by Eagle Games, is derived from Wallace's earlier railway-themed game "Age of Steam" with more stylistic box art and simplified rules. Since 2009 it has been published under the title "Railways of the World". "Railroad Tycoon" takes place in the eastern United States in 1830. Each player takes charge of a pioneering new railway company. The hex-based gaming board depicts the eastern United