The Xiongnu were the bane of ancient Chinese civilization for centuries.  These fearsome nomadic horse lords of the steppes, depicted as Desert areas on ACEA’s map, often had a chokehold on the east-west trade routes which later became known as the Silk Road.  With their powerful cavalry and enriched by tolls (and outright robbery), the […]

Previous InsideGMT pieces alluded to Ancient Civilizations of East Asia’s Cultural Development Tracks being intrinsic to the game. This differs from the series two preceding titles, Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea and Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East where playing with a Cultural Development Tracks Display is entirely optional. For more regarding ACIS and