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Birth of America

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Game Info

Publisher: Strategy First Inc.

Developer: AGEOD

Genre(s): Turn-Based Strategy

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 16, 2006

Summary

The year 2005 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the French & Indian Wars. Twenty years later, the War of the American Independance began. These two events marked the real start of a new era, the end of an empire, the birth of a nation. In Birth of America, the player controls one of the major contenders of these 2 conflicts, trying to achieve military and political victory. It is a rather complete and detailed simulation of the two most important wars in Colonial America - from 1755 to 1783 - but with a simple and elegant new simultaneous turn-based engine. [Strategy First]

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What The Critics Said

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Computer Games Magazine

It's the best evidence of games' actually having some value beyond entertainment, and it's a total bonus and not necessary for game enjoyment. You can play it just as a game, and it works fine too. [July 2006, p.62]

PC Gamer UK

The beauty of BoA is the way it captures the unique character of American Revolutionary warfare without drowning wannabe Washingtons and Howes in detail. [May 2006, p.81]

Eurogamer

For those willing to tolerate a few boardgame-style abstractions, a little thumb-twiddling (sometimes turn calculations can take a minute or two) and the odd bit of bafflement (fundamentally simple, the game does have a few confusing elements like supply simulation), purchase options are pretty diverse.

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PC Zone UK

Plenty of tactical depth and a wealth of historical information. [Nov 2006, p.73]

PC Gameworld

This is the kind of game nerds play when they’re waiting for new Dungeons & Dragons campaign books to come out.

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Game Chronicles

Birth of America is a good historic turn based strategy game that is not only fun to play but very educational.

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GameSpot

Birth of America's challenging artificial intelligence and historical authenticity will please grizzled wargamers, but it doesn't do quite enough to broaden the genre's appeal to newcomers.

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GamerFeed

The AI presents a formidable challenge and the conflicts are both historic and monumental. However, the presentation could use a lot of work.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 4.9 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Christopher K. gave it a2:
I still haven't figured out how to play this game.

ESA DOOK< gave it a10:
This game is the best ever, I say. Points to straregy first.

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