The New Science Historical Board Game

Stand Upon the Shoulders of Giants! In The New Science you play as Isaac Newton, Galileo or one of three other great minds from the scientific revolution in the 17th century Europe. You are in a tense intellectual race with you opponents, attempting to publish your remarkable scientific discoveries first in order to gain prestige, be seen as the finest mind of your era, and consequently be appointed the first President of the Royal Society. You achieve this by first researching, then experimenting on, and finally publishing new discoveries. But you need to carefully decide what and when to publish: while the only way to win is publishing to gain prestige, all other scientists will read your books and gain the same knowledge, costing you a key advantage. You’ve precious little energy to put into the many groundbreaking scientific disciplines. Your efforts will be further impacted by critical happenings in the world around you, requiring savvy as well as smarts. The New Science is a fast-playing worker placement and area control game for 2-5 players. If you like classic Euro games with an innovative tech tree and dash of uncertainty, The New Science is most certainly for you!

FAMOUS SCIENTISTS - Players will play Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Gottfried Leibniz, and Athanasius Kircher leveraging influence in government, religion, enterprise, and science! HIGHLY STRATEGIC - A worker placement game where players strategically choose actions and deny their opponents, and balance choosing when to publish their discoveries and when to keep them hidden! HISTORY OF SCIENCE - Players compete to make advancements in mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology, featuring real historical technology and a nostalgic 1920’s art style! WHO CAN PLAY - Perfect for your game group: history enthusiasts, science nerds, and strategy gamers all love playing this geeky technology game; and it makes a great birthday surprise! ENGAGING GAMEPLAY - Fans of worker placement, set collection, and area control games will have a blast playing The New Science. 2-5 players, 6-120 minute playing time, ages 10 and up.