START AGAIN: SPRINT — Free Preview

Civilisation has fallen. Now you decide who rebuilds it.

This is a free, in-development preview. If you play it, I'd genuinely value 30 seconds of your time: rate it and drop one comment about where the game felt clear and where it felt confusing. That feedback directly drives the next build.

Start Again is a turn-based geopolitical strategy board game where rival nations claw their way back from collapse — racing to rebuild population, economy, and military before their rivals seize the ruins first.

How to play

Phase 1 – The Spiral: Move along the spiral path, claiming resources and staking early territory.

Phase 2 – The Grid: The board opens into an open grid for large-scale maneuvering, expansion, and all-out conflict.

Manage two lifelines: spend gears (currency) to build and fund, and protect your hearts (population) — lose your people and you lose the game.

Command an army: deploy Rifles, Armor, Howitzers, and Cruise Missiles, each with distinct roles.

Wage siege and seize territory: surround, pressure, and capture enemy strongholds.

Features

  • Deep two-phase board with escalating strategy
  • Resource and economy management (banking, funding, growth)
  • Leader and faction powers plus policy cards that reshape each match
  • Territory control, siege mechanics, and victory-point racing
  • Play in your browser — no download required

Free preview vs. full game

This Sprint preview is a fully playable slice of Start Again. It is actively being developed, so some features are still being refined. The complete game — with the full campaign, expanded factions, and more — will be available to buy here on itch.io and via the official website.

Feedback is welcome as development continues.

Enjoying the preview? Please leave a rating and add Start Again to your collection — it helps other players discover the game and shapes what we build next.


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More information
Updated 12 days ago
Published 14 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authorstartagain.dev
GenreStrategy, Simulation
Tags4X, Board Game, Economy, Post-apocalyptic, Singleplayer, Tactical, Turn-based, War, wargame
LinksCommunity
AI DisclosureAI Assisted, Code, Graphics, Sounds, Text

Development log

Comments

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Lanny the strong11 days ago

Hello!

Where is the full game? Why is single player blocked? What is phase 2?

Plz reply

Thanks

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startagain.dev11 days ago

Hi Lanny, thanks for checking it out and for the questions!

This download is a focused Free Preview of the Sprint rules, not the full Start Again game yet. The single‑player mode is intentionally disabled here because I’m still tuning the AI and solo flow; for now this build is meant just for two‑player testing at the table so I can get the core faction vs. faction balance right.

Phase 2 is the next development stage: that’s where I’ll be rolling in the full campaign structure, proper single‑player support, and more content (additional factions and scenarios) once I’m happy with how this preview plays. I’ll post a devlog on this page as soon as that build is ready so followers get notified.

Thanks again for taking the time to ask – any feedback you have after a game or two is super valuable.

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startagain.dev12 days ago

Playtest question for anyone who tries it: where did the Spiral -> Grid shift click for you, and where did you have to stop and reread? One line is plenty - it helps me a lot.

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