About The Marble Age
The Marble Age
About The Marble Age
App Store
Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world!
**Pocket Gamer - Bronze Award **
During the 4000 years (from 3000 BC to 1000 AD), you will have to:
• Raise the population
• Invent technologies
• Construct buildings
• Trade goods
• Explore world
• Found new cities
• Start and end wars with neighbors
• Survive through the hundred real historical events.
The key to victory is choosing the right development priorities, allocating resources and managing the foreign policy. Mechanics of the game is a mix of old-school game designs.
**Pocket Gamer - Bronze Award **
During the 4000 years (from 3000 BC to 1000 AD), you will have to:
• Raise the population
• Invent technologies
• Construct buildings
• Trade goods
• Explore world
• Found new cities
• Start and end wars with neighbors
• Survive through the hundred real historical events.
The key to victory is choosing the right development priorities, allocating resources and managing the foreign policy. Mechanics of the game is a mix of old-school game designs.
Ratings & Reviews
4.0
167+ Ratings
5
79+%
4
9+%
3
6+%
2
3+%
1
3+%
Community
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Amazing game!
Aug 30, 2018 By SonataroVilleI’ve been playing for a few years now and I highly recommend this game. It’s such an intense strategy game and you have to prepare for disaster. My only complaint about this game is that it’s too easy to spend time on it! -
Amazing app
Feb 22, 2017 By Marik XThis app is phenomenal I love playing it every single day it's fun, well made and just amazing and one thing I really like is that these people care about the quality of the game and don't use this as a way to make a profit more -
Rome Bug
Dec 27, 2018 By Roman LegionairyIf you are taken over by Rome, you can call the legions in to attack the legions. And because the legions don't leave, you can do this infinitely, giving yourself thousands of attack strength. Aside from that, and the fact that if you instant surrender to Rome they take your stuff and invade, it's good more -
One of my favorite mobile games
Nov 24, 2019 By Bowlingforsoup1212I got this game years ago, and have beat it countless times, but have never gotten the max score, as this game is so challenging. It’s so fun and challenging, though. -
Love this game
Oct 2, 2020 By AndrewchermarkdgdkLong time favorite game I wish the developers would make new games so I could play those too. -
Worth the money
Aug 5, 2020 By UCBruinHours of game play. Pretty neat strategy game. I only play hard mode and it’s challenging! -
Well.....💩
Dec 10, 2017 By WhyevenbotherforanicknameMy money is gone, and the game is really fun. Beautiful artwork, and easy to play. -
Love it
Aug 26, 2017 By SnipaXxkillaNo problems found c: -
Difficult but learnable
Jan 16, 2015 By tinysubversionsThis is a great game that reduces the mechanics of a good city-builder or 4x title down to the bare minimum. Note that it's very difficult, but definitely winnable. It took until maybe my tenth game to survive to get a bronze medal, but each time I played I got a little further so I did feel like I was progressing. My main advice to a new player would be to play up until the Persian invasion. If you can't beat that, restart and try again until you manage to beat them. This game is learnable and there is solid strategy required! While there's an element of luck to this game, I'm now at the place where I'm consistently beating challenges I thought were impossible at first (the plague) and am almost ready to try hard mode. more -
Lot of Fun
Sep 1, 2017 By Bitty38Great mechanic for assigning workers to different tasks. Pretty straightforward and easy to learn game.
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Amazing game!
Aug 30, 2018 By SonataroVilleI’ve been playing for a few years now and I highly recommend this game. It’s such an intense strategy game and you have to prepare for disaster. My only complaint about this game is that it’s too easy to spend time on it! -
Amazing app
Feb 22, 2017 By Marik XThis app is phenomenal I love playing it every single day it's fun, well made and just amazing and one thing I really like is that these people care about the quality of the game and don't use this as a way to make a profit more -
Rome Bug
Dec 27, 2018 By Roman LegionairyIf you are taken over by Rome, you can call the legions in to attack the legions. And because the legions don't leave, you can do this infinitely, giving yourself thousands of attack strength. Aside from that, and the fact that if you instant surrender to Rome they take your stuff and invade, it's good more -
One of my favorite mobile games
Nov 24, 2019 By Bowlingforsoup1212I got this game years ago, and have beat it countless times, but have never gotten the max score, as this game is so challenging. It’s so fun and challenging, though. -
Love this game
Oct 2, 2020 By AndrewchermarkdgdkLong time favorite game I wish the developers would make new games so I could play those too. -
Worth the money
Aug 5, 2020 By UCBruinHours of game play. Pretty neat strategy game. I only play hard mode and it’s challenging! -
Well.....💩
Dec 10, 2017 By WhyevenbotherforanicknameMy money is gone, and the game is really fun. Beautiful artwork, and easy to play. -
Love it
Aug 26, 2017 By SnipaXxkillaNo problems found c: -
Difficult but learnable
Jan 16, 2015 By tinysubversionsThis is a great game that reduces the mechanics of a good city-builder or 4x title down to the bare minimum. Note that it's very difficult, but definitely winnable. It took until maybe my tenth game to survive to get a bronze medal, but each time I played I got a little further so I did feel like I was progressing. My main advice to a new player would be to play up until the Persian invasion. If you can't beat that, restart and try again until you manage to beat them. This game is learnable and there is solid strategy required! While there's an element of luck to this game, I'm now at the place where I'm consistently beating challenges I thought were impossible at first (the plague) and am almost ready to try hard mode. more -
Lot of Fun
Sep 1, 2017 By Bitty38Great mechanic for assigning workers to different tasks. Pretty straightforward and easy to learn game.
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Typos...
Sep 8, 2018 By couldnotfindnameI play the English version, and am driven insane with the ridiculous lack of proper grammar. -
You get what you pay for
Jan 8, 2015 By RandnotellWell, I've definitely gotten my money's worth, given the amount of time I've spent on this. But it's pretty frustrating that I haven't even come close to beating it, given how much precise calibration and luck the game requires. This difficulty seems to be much more of a bug than a feature, as I'd enjoy something with an increasing level of challenge if I had the opportunity to ease into it. Instead, expect to enjoy picking at this lock but never actually turning the key. After an "easy" mode, or heck, even a "normal" mode, this game sorely needs a better "help" section. For a game that's so dependent on numerical interactions, there's very little explanation of why things occur the way they do. A number of grammatical errors, probably lost in translation from the developers' Russian, compounds this problem. I hope I can beat this game before the update comes out, and I hope the update makes it easier. more -
I want this game to be good.
Dec 22, 2014 By redbeardsamI really wanted this game to be good. It has lots of elements that should make this app very enjoyable, but the difficulty setting makes this almost impossible to enjoy. It feels like even on the easy setting there is a very specific set of actions that must happen in perfect order, and if you miss a step or try to come up with your own strategy you will fail. It feels like this is more about finding out the predetermined path the developer created rather than coming up with your own strategy for winning. With some tweaks to difficulty this could still be a fun game. I'm waiting for an update. more
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Amazing game!
Aug 30, 2018 By SonataroVilleI’ve been playing for a few years now and I highly recommend this game. It’s such an intense strategy game and you have to prepare for disaster. My only complaint about this game is that it’s too easy to spend time on it! -
Amazing app
Feb 22, 2017 By Marik XThis app is phenomenal I love playing it every single day it's fun, well made and just amazing and one thing I really like is that these people care about the quality of the game and don't use this as a way to make a profit more -
One of my favorite mobile games
Nov 24, 2019 By Bowlingforsoup1212I got this game years ago, and have beat it countless times, but have never gotten the max score, as this game is so challenging. It’s so fun and challenging, though. -
Love this game
Oct 2, 2020 By AndrewchermarkdgdkLong time favorite game I wish the developers would make new games so I could play those too. -
Worth the money
Aug 5, 2020 By UCBruinHours of game play. Pretty neat strategy game. I only play hard mode and it’s challenging! -
Well.....💩
Dec 10, 2017 By WhyevenbotherforanicknameMy money is gone, and the game is really fun. Beautiful artwork, and easy to play. -
Love it
Aug 26, 2017 By SnipaXxkillaNo problems found c: -
Difficult but learnable
Jan 16, 2015 By tinysubversionsThis is a great game that reduces the mechanics of a good city-builder or 4x title down to the bare minimum. Note that it's very difficult, but definitely winnable. It took until maybe my tenth game to survive to get a bronze medal, but each time I played I got a little further so I did feel like I was progressing. My main advice to a new player would be to play up until the Persian invasion. If you can't beat that, restart and try again until you manage to beat them. This game is learnable and there is solid strategy required! While there's an element of luck to this game, I'm now at the place where I'm consistently beating challenges I thought were impossible at first (the plague) and am almost ready to try hard mode. more -
Great purchase
Dec 26, 2014 By VICK 1988/After spending hours and hours on this, some ideas can take it to the next level. Let us play over the 300 turns! I just wanna keep upgrading stuff :) ... Also, I'd say the general/envoy system is too challenging... Really! I've had all the upgrades, all population on max but had to wait almost 40 turns for an envoy to unite greece!!! more -
Great game
May 13, 2015 By Wafflez_360This is one of the best strategy games on the App Store. It was easy to start but hard to put down. It is easy for beginners to pick up but also experienced strategists can have fun with harder settings. It had rich gameplay and easy to look at graphics. Bottom line, it's a great game and you won't regret buying it. more
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Rome Bug
Dec 27, 2018 By Roman LegionairyIf you are taken over by Rome, you can call the legions in to attack the legions. And because the legions don't leave, you can do this infinitely, giving yourself thousands of attack strength. Aside from that, and the fact that if you instant surrender to Rome they take your stuff and invade, it's good more -
Lot of Fun
Sep 1, 2017 By Bitty38Great mechanic for assigning workers to different tasks. Pretty straightforward and easy to learn game. -
Great game
Mar 7, 2017 By Xander the X-ManSimple layout, but darn hard to beat.. love the game.
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This is a pure strategy game, no tactics of troops movementthat
Dec 28, 2015 By ClamuprightIt plays like the Civ series but it's not and you cannot save a game in session and return later so be ready to sit at your iPad for a long time. It's fun but I need a break for awhile and what can I do but loose my progress and start a new game some other day. Of course, you can loose Lang the way and then your done and free but you have no record to review what you did. Anyway it s fun and you aren't given a bill to pay along the way to buy more gold as in the sucker dumb games. I'm playing this! more -
So fun...until you beat it
Nov 5, 2016 By Fixthisgamethissecond43This game is definitely fun. However, I spent $5 on it, and kind of expected to be able to continue after I beat the game. Similar to Bronze Age. I was really disappointed when the game abruptly came to an end when I was preparing to take over the world. And then the next time I played, I beat it, but still couldn't continue. And the exact same thing happens every time!! Overall it is a fun game, but without a free play mode, it should not be $5. more
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You get what you pay for
Jan 8, 2015 By RandnotellWell, I've definitely gotten my money's worth, given the amount of time I've spent on this. But it's pretty frustrating that I haven't even come close to beating it, given how much precise calibration and luck the game requires. This difficulty seems to be much more of a bug than a feature, as I'd enjoy something with an increasing level of challenge if I had the opportunity to ease into it. Instead, expect to enjoy picking at this lock but never actually turning the key. After an "easy" mode, or heck, even a "normal" mode, this game sorely needs a better "help" section. For a game that's so dependent on numerical interactions, there's very little explanation of why things occur the way they do. A number of grammatical errors, probably lost in translation from the developers' Russian, compounds this problem. I hope I can beat this game before the update comes out, and I hope the update makes it easier. more -
I want this game to be good.
Dec 22, 2014 By redbeardsamI really wanted this game to be good. It has lots of elements that should make this app very enjoyable, but the difficulty setting makes this almost impossible to enjoy. It feels like even on the easy setting there is a very specific set of actions that must happen in perfect order, and if you miss a step or try to come up with your own strategy you will fail. It feels like this is more about finding out the predetermined path the developer created rather than coming up with your own strategy for winning. With some tweaks to difficulty this could still be a fun game. I'm waiting for an update. more
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Typos...
Sep 8, 2018 By couldnotfindnameI play the English version, and am driven insane with the ridiculous lack of proper grammar.
What’s Groovy
Excellent strategy. This game is quite addictive. It’s quite challenging. It has that addictive thing where I am always trying to improve efficiency and really own the game, but I never quite feel like I have done it. So I keep trying and playing. Also it is nice and compact with plenty of angles to consider without getting too complicated with unnecessary filler. The UI boils it down and I can focus on the gameplay. Anyway this has really delivered on the just one more turn itch.
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What’s Subpar
I downloaded this game and it told me that the payment was successful and now I can’t download and other apps bc I spent the last bit of my money on it and I don’t get paid until Wednesday bc it is recharging me if it wasn’t successful in paying then how was I able to download it and play it and why is it recharging me or whatever it is it has to be something along those lines because I downloaded other apps apps that were free afterward but now I can’t because it says a payment is pending from this game and I didn’t try to buy anything in the game either
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The Marble Age
Release Notes
2.9.8
2.9.8
2.9.8
February 20, 2017
This app has been updated by Apple to use the latest Apple signing certificate.
Version 2.9.8 changes
The long-awaited update with huge changes, includes all updates from 2.2.1 to 2.9.8 versions:
- Added German and Spanish version of the game.
- Due the 2K Company claims, the title of game has been changed from "Pre-Civilization: Marble age" to "Marble Age".
- Added the possibility to continue playing after winning the game. You will not be able to play this game in Sandbox mode like in "Bronze Age", but you will have enough time to finish the things you would like to.
- Easy mode become more easier.
- Dozens bugfixes.
- Dozens game balance and game function improvements.
- About a dozen typos fixed in Russian and English versions of the text.
Game engine, Flash Player AIR, has been updated to the latest 24th version, with the details of the update here: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_24_air_24_release_notes.html
More details about previous changes:
2.9.8 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/501425325476500537
2.9.6 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/827925962113675508
2.9.5 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/843667822471547111
2.8.6 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/106183084089103020
2.8.5 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/106182331083247590
2.7.0 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/244661795154074936
2.6.0 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/243532729986146022
2.5.0 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/163592564738090183
2.4.0 http://steamcommunity.com/games/346810/announcements/detail/163591843410365141
2.2.1
February 27, 2015
Changes in version 2.2.
- Fixed crashes during combat on some devices in some situations.
- Plague death rate growth per turn decreased from 75% to 50% for Easy mode.
- Fixed bug for Christianity event, when in the end of the Religious riots the debuff was multiplied by 2.
- Fixed bug when uniting all cities before the trial Unification of Greece (for Athens) or Conquer the Greece (for Sparta), leads the impossibility to complete the trials.
- Several typos fixed in Russian version.
2.1.10
February 24, 2015
Version 2.1
- Fixed game crashes found in version 1.1. which occurred on some devices
- Added Sparta campaign
- Fixed errors with Civilization points
- Small rebalance and correction of the initial bonuses
- The easy mode has become easier and hard mode even harder.
- About 20 small changes in the Athens campaign balance
- About a dozen small bug fixes
1.1
February 17, 2015
1.1.0 version:
- Included support for 64-bit processors.
- Added an Easy mode.
- Normal difficulty became slightly easier.
- Fixed several dozen different bugs.
- The game mechanics and overall balance were slightly changed.
- Added In-App Purchase of Civilizations Points.
1.0
December 16, 2014
86.3MB
English & 3 more
- English
- German
- Russian
- Spanish
9+
Yes
- Civilization points pack $0.99
