Humankind

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Humankind

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46 minutes

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Apr 22, 2022

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Jonathan and Nick discuss Humankind, the era-spanning, turn-based, empire-building game to truly rival the Civilization franchise. This one is legitimately good, and you should get it.

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Apr 22, 2022

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