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Year Published
2010
# of Players
3 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
(Not best with any number)
Recommended with 3, 4 players
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Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
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Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
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Subdomain
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Era of Inventions
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From rules:
Explore the lives and minds of Alexander Graham Bell, Karl Benz, the Wright brothers and other pioneers of invention and experience the thrill of the industrial revolution. Be there when the cash register, the sewing machine, the typewriter, the telephone, the gramophone, the photograph camera, the car, the steam engine and the plane are all invented again in Era of Inventions. This time you will be the inventor, who creates, patents and introduces these inventions to the markets and the world! In the late 19th and early 20th century, these inventions were all made in a certain order. In Era of Inventions, however, you’re the one who determines the order of the inventions. Race your competitors to invent as much as possible, or to speed through the production process. But don’t forget to register your patents. Otherwise you may lose influence in the industry.

GAME OVERVIEW
Era of inventions is played over 8, 9 or 10 rounds –depending on the number of players–. In each round players attempt, by using action tokens, to use the following actions at the wisest, such as: building factories, buying or producing goods, and making and producing new inventions. The number of action tokens is limited however(the time is short), and thus you must choose the best of many actions, given your situation. The player who uses his actions, money, goods and development points at the best will earn the most influence in the Era of Inventions and win the game!

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Contents:
- Game Board
- Game Rules
- 1 (large) Black Start Player Pawn
- 1 Black Round Marker
- 15 Action Tokens in player colours (3 for each player)
- 10 Black Bonus Action Tokens
- 75 Invention Markers (15 in each colour)
- 5 Patent Markers (1 in each colour)
- 5 Player Pawns (1 for each player)
- 27 Invention cards
- 12 Start-Invention cards
- 29 Factory cards
- 40 Gold coins
- 20 White Tool Cubes (15 small: value 1; 5 large: value 3)
- 20 Purple Technology Cubes (15 small: value 1; 5 large: value 3)
- 20 Grey Metal Cubes (15 small: value 1; 5 large: value 3)
- 22 Black Coal Cubes (15 small: value 1; 7 large: value 3)
- 22 Blank Wood Cubes (15 small: value 1; 7 large: value 3)
- 20 Blue Development Points, Octagonal (15 small: value 1; 5 large: value 3)

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Master Print Series
Publisher: Quined Games
Artist: Hans Janssen
Year: 2010
Size: Medium Rectangle (e.g. Agricola)
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Publisher: HUCH! & friends
Artist: Hans Janssen
Year: 2010
Size: 12.40 x 8.86 x 2.76 inches
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12 Era of Inventions English Rules (redesign)
This is a redesign I made of the rules for the 2010 Quined release "Era of Inventions" by Anthony Daamen. Posted with permission form Quined Games. Let me know what you guys think ;)
2011-08-04
1 Era of Inventions Dutch Rules (redesign)
This is a redesign I made of the rules for the 2010 Quined release "Era of Inventions" by Anthony Daamen. Posted with permission form Quined Games. Let me know what you guys think ;)
2011-08-04
0 Simple tuckbox
Thanks to Craig P Forbes http://www.cpforbes.net/tuckbox
2011-01-30
4 Japanese rulebook
PDF files of the rules in japanese language for Era of Inventions.
2011-01-23
6 Era of Inventions Player Aid
Fixed a typo, added tie breaker rules, and added clarification about what type of cubes can be used to produce fake inventions.
2011-01-01
7 Unoffical Era of Invention FAQ
Unoffical Era of Invention FAQ - updated 06/11-2010
2010-10-26
4 Era of Inventions Korean Rules
Rules in Korean. If there is something wrong, please send a geekmail to me, not email. As I play this game, it may be updated.
2010-10-19
7 German rules
German rules of Era of Inventions
2010-09-09
6 French rules
French rules of Era of Inventions
2010-09-09
56 English rules
ENglish rules of Era of Inventions
2010-09-09
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