IfStation

Game premise and genre

IfStation is a historical simulation card game that allows you to play as a god, placing historical figures, technologies, ideologies, and events onto a timeline. Your placements affect the development of civilizations, creating different outcomes based on the order of choices made. This design invites experimentation as you observe how the world changes with each placement.

Gameplay mechanics

In this game, you draft cards representing influential historical figures and significant events. You then position these cards along a timeline to explore how their interactions shape civilizations. Each decision can lead to unexpected consequences, such as a scientist appearing too early becoming a prophet or a late-arriving technology forming a religion. You can attempt various combinations to witness different world states result from the order of your placements.