# Origins: The Age of Reason

Origins: The Age of Reason is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 240 minutes. It plays best with 1.

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 240 minutes
- **Complexity:** 3.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2008
- **Categories:** Civilization, Expansion for Base-game, Age of Reason
- **Mechanics:** Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Auction / Bidding
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Phil Eklund

**Artists:** Phil Eklund

**Publishers:** Sierra Madre Games

## Expansions

- [Origins: “Fleshed Out” PnP Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/origins-fleshed-out-pnp-expansion)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/origins-the-age-of-reason)
- [Origins: The Age of Reason in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/origins-the-age-of-reason)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36600)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-10. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._