Empires
- Players: 2–10 players
- Play time: 30–60 min
- BGG rating: 6.8
About Empires
In Empires, you represent a colonial European nation that is competing to gain the most support. Support is won by supplying your people with goods; goods are produced when your people work in your territories. You can gain people, territories, goods, and supporters by winning wars. To win wars, you must pay gold to raise armies, and gold can be earned by winning wars and by selling goods. All turns are taken simultaneously, and there are no restrictions on trading. At any point in the game, you may trade anything: people, territories, goods, gold, player powers, etc. The game takes place over a series of rounds. At the end of the final round, the player with the most support wins.
- Released
- 2017
- Designers
- David Y. Stephenson, Daniel G. Stephenson
- Age
- 14+
- Best with
- 5, 6, 7 or 8 players (BGG community)
Rules and prices
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How many players can play Empires?
Empires plays with 2–10 players.
What is the best player count for Empires?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Empires is best with 5, 6, 7 or 8 players (12 votes).
How long does Empires take to play?
A game of Empires takes 30–60 min.
What age is Empires for?
The recommended minimum age for Empires is 14+.
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