Age of Mythology: The Boardgame

Overview

Age of Mythology: The Boardgame is a strategic board game based on the video game Age of Mythology, designed by Glenn Drover and published by Eagle Games in 2003. Players control one of three ancient civilizations (Greeks, Egyptians, or Norse), gathering resources, building armies, advancing through ages, and battling opponents. The game features hundreds of miniatures, action card-driven gameplay, and a unique victory point allocation system.

Components

Game board
Individual player boards (divided into Production Area and City Area)
Hundreds of plastic miniatures (soldiers, myth units, heroes)
Action cards
Victory point cards (Largest Army, Most Buildings, Won the Last Battle, Wonder)
Resource tokens (food, wood, gold, favor)
Production tiles
Building tiles
Dice
Rules booklet

Setup

Each player selects a civilization (Greek, Egyptian, or Norse) and receives their individual player board. Players receive a starting supply of resources, units, and production tiles placed in the Production Area. Victory point cards are placed in the center. The main game board is set up with territories.

Turn Structure

Players take turns in sequence. On each turn, a player:

Play Action Cards: Select and play action cards to perform various activities.
Allocate Victory Points: Assign 3 victory points to one of the four victory point categories.
Resolve Actions: Carry out the effects of played action cards.

Actions

Action Cards

Action cards allow players to perform the following activities:

Add Production Tiles: Place new production tiles in the Production Area
Assign Workers: Place workers on production tiles to activate them
Gather Resources: Collect food, wood, gold, and favor from production tiles
Build Units: Recruit soldiers, myth units, and heroes using resources
Build Buildings: Construct buildings in the City Area
Trade Resources: Exchange resources at set rates
Advance in Age: Progress to a more advanced age, unlocking new capabilities
Attack: Launch military attacks against other players

Combat System

Each battle round, both attacker and defender select one unit to fight
Each side rolls dice based on their unit’s strength and type advantages (e.g., heroes are strong against myth units, myth units against soldiers)
The player who rolls fewer 6s loses their unit
After each round, either player may choose to retreat
Winning attacks yields rewards:
- Attack on Production Area: steal a production tile from the defender
- Attack on City Area: destroy 1 building (sometimes 2) from the defender
- Attack on Supplies: take resources from the defender

Victory Point Allocation

Each turn, a player must allocate exactly 3 victory points to one of four categories:

Largest Army: Awarded at game end to the player with the most points here AND the largest army
Most Buildings: Awarded at game end to the player with the most points here AND the most buildings
Won the Last Battle: Claimed during play when you win a battle
The Wonder: Awarded at game end if you built the Wonder

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The game ends after a set number of rounds or when triggered by specific conditions. Victory points are tallied from the four victory point categories. The player with the most total victory points wins.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

Each civilization has unique units and abilities reflecting their mythological theme
God powers provide special one-time or ongoing advantages
Advancing in age unlocks stronger units and buildings but costs significant resources
The Wonder is an expensive building that provides a large victory point bonus
Type advantages in combat are critical: heroes beat myth units, myth units beat soldiers, soldiers beat heroes in a rock-paper-scissors dynamic
Extra sets can be purchased to support up to 8 players
Production tiles are limited and can be stolen through military conquest

Player Reference

Civilizations

Combat Advantages

Victory Point Categories