Civilization 7 lead says the new Ages system will be "the hardest thing" for fans to learn: "It changes the fundamental structure of the game"

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Sid MeiersCivilization 7is going to shake up the tried and true formula fans have come to know and love.

So that helps a lot of things.

It helps with pacing in single-player."

At the end of each age a Crisis will occur, transitioning players into the next phase.

This opens up some historically questionable role-playing, but the devs are fine with having a little fun there.