I have a bunch of additional posts incoming over the next week! There’s certainly an interesting game here, though I might agree that the feeling of building a civilization isn’t overarching. You might invent a neat technology or reach a high position on an advancement track, but does it tie back into the civilization? Hmm, good question. It’s certainly much less narrative than one might imagine, although I don’t count that as a major negative: Just the style of play, which I’m absolutely loving!

I’ve heard other people say that the actual “civilisation-building” part of the game doesn’t seem very important in play – but I haven’t tried this myself.