Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization by Vlaada Chvatil is the new version of Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization.The classic civilization-building game is now even better.In addition to outstanding new art, this version includes subtle improvements to the existing mechanics - a fairer, less random military system, streamlined corruption mechanics and re-balanced cards.These improvements were made with the help of expert players and statistics from the thousands of games.Now, we love the game even more.We hope you will too! Components include 1 each Card Row, Culture Board, Science Board, Military Board and Current Age Board, 4 Player Boards, 179 Civil Cards, 150 Military Cards, 250 Plastic Cubes in 4 Colours, 28 Wooden Tokens in 4 Colours, 1 Sticker Sheet, 4 Quick Reference Sheets, 1 Rulebook and 1 Guidebook.