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Stone Age

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Stone Age is a strategy board game designed by Bernd Brunnhofer and first published in 2008. Players assign members of a prehistoric community to gather wood, clay, stone, and gold, obtain food, make tools, increase agriculture, and construct buildings. Its central worker-placement system is combined with dice-based resource collection, so players balance limited actions, food requirements, development cards, and uncertainty over several rounds.

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How many people can play Stone Age, and how long does a game take?

The published player range is two to four people, with a typical playing time of 60 to 90 minutes. Hans im Glück lists the recommended age as 10 and up. [Hans im Glück](https://www.hans-im-glueck.de/en/game/stone-age-2/)

What do the workers do in Stone Age?

Players place wooden figures at locations for hunting, gathering wood, clay, stone, and gold, or for developing tools, agriculture, buildings, and civilization cards. The worker placement choices determine both the resources available and the actions other players can still take. [Hans im Glück](https://www.hans-im-glueck.de/en/game/stone-age-2/)

How does resource gathering work in Stone Age?

Players roll dice based on the workers assigned to a resource area, then convert the result into wood, clay, stone, or gold according to that resource's value. This makes extra workers useful, but placing too many in one area can leave fewer workers for food, tools, or buildings. [Hans im Glück](https://www.hans-im-glueck.de/en/game/stone-age-2/)

How is Stone Age different from Catan?

Stone Age is a worker placement game in which players assign figures to action spaces, while Catan centers on a hex map, dice production, trading, and settlement building. Stone Age was designed by Bernd Brunnhofer and first published in 2008. [Hans im Glück](https://www.hans-im-glueck.de/en/game/stone-age-2/)

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