As an avid board gamer, I was intrigued by the ideas surrounding this particular title.  At first glance, it looks like a simple digital board game in which the player will be moving pawns around a giant wheel to simulate the lineage of families and generations.  People who assume this to be the case would be half correct, as the game is much more complex than I originally gave it credit for.  It draws gameplay mechanics from games like “Civilization” and “The Sims”, the former for the ever-progressing tech tree and the latter for the way your families evolve over a period of time.  While all of this is going on, the game is telling you a story, one that you are helping to create.  The question remains however, does it stand the tests of time and the “almighty” gamer-dad who will be reviewing it?  Before I answer that, I’d like to thank Keith Nemitz from Mousechief Co. for providing me with a free review copy.

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