Explore a wealth of fresh, new social abstract strategy games within The Ancient World Multi Game System

Multi-game sets have garnered a funny reputation over the years. Everyone knows of them, easily recognizable from their inclusion of Chinese Checkers and other such boards and pieces allowing anywhere from 3 to 30 abstract games to be played. Yet despite a decent value-for-money proposition they are never very popular products, often fated to wind up has coffee table pieces and rarely talked about within our board gaming hobby with any amount of affection. Playford Games seeks to change that a bit by making one such set that's bursting with theme and uniqueness, and also bringing some new abstract games into the mix with their newest release, The Ancient World Multi Game System. It comes packed with 25 different games, supporting anywhere from 2 to 8 players, all the while showing off images and flair from the Age of Antiquity. As described via press release:

"The Ancient World Multi Game system was designed to capture the beauty and simplicity of classic strategy games like Chess and Go and infuse them with more player interactions to create a shared social experience.The system consists of modular sets of double-sided wooden game tiles that can be used to play up to 25 different abstract strategy games. Each game draws its theme from a different civilization or event in the Ancient World, from the wars of Ancient Egypt and Rome to the Silk Roads of China and the court intrigue of Byzantium."

What's even better is that these games support a wide variety of ages and learning levels making this fantastic for families. Each game with The Ancient World's 4o page manual is marked with a difficulty level and highlights the story, skills needed, and the level of competitiveness or cooperation required. Looking at it's lovely, carefully designed aesthetic and uniquely crafted games reminds me of a lot of Looney Labs' Pyramid Arcade and how unique and fun it accomplished to be, which is good news for Playford Games because that's a good comparison to make and I doubt I'm the only one that will do so.  If you are interested in learning more about The Ancient World Multi Game System, check out their website where you can read about all the models and games included, and if you're at Essen be sure to check out their 5H115 where they will be demoing and selling them.