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Imperial Settlers
45m - 90m
1 - 4 Players
Ages 10+
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Settlers from four major powers of the world have discovered new lands, with new resources and opportunities. Romans, Barbarians, Egyptians and Japanese all at once move there to expand the boundaries of their empires. They build new buildings to strengthen their economy, they found mines and fields to gather resources, and they build barracks and training grounds to train soldiers. Soon after they discover that this land is far too small for everybody, then the war begins…
Imperial Settlers is a card game that lets players lead one of the four factions and build empires by placing buildings, then sending workers to those buildings to acquire new resources and abilities. The game is played over five rounds during which players take various actions in order to explore new lands, build buildings, trade resources, conquer enemies, and thus score victory points.
The core mechanism of Imperial Settlers is based on concepts from the author’s card game 51st State.
| Ages | 10+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 45m – 90m |
| Designer | Ignacy Trzewiczek, Maciej Obszański |
| Publisher | FunBox Jogos, Gém Klub Kft., MYBG Co., Ltd., Pendragon Game Studio, REXhry, White Goblin Games, Zvezda, Arclight, Edge Entertainment, Pegasus Spiele, Portal Games |
| Theme | Card Game, City Building, Civilization, Ancient |
| Mechanics | Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers |
100pcBlade
The significant difference between the various factions make this game right up my street and the game play doesn't dissapoint. Best as 2 player
Achire
This game is a huge disappointment for me because it has the potential to be amazing. Great components, nice engine-building mechanics, elegant simple-to-grasp rules.. there is so much to like. Oh, and I wanted to love this game, but by the end of the second round of my 3-player game, I already knew the winner of the game - and it was all luck of the draw. We watched as that initial great draw was then compounded... and suddenly, a player who rarely ever wins our games came away with a runaway victory. We razed, but as he was playing barbarians, most of his buildings were faction buildings. Another player attacked to disable a building, with the one such card he drew. I drew no offensive cards, but I did make an effort to draft a card that would have increased his lead. And, despite playing Romans, I only drew a couple of production cards. Sadly, due to the way the game is designed, there is both a firm limit on draw opportunities (...we managed not to have a single card in the draft that gave those until the very last round) and very little opportunity to shift strategy. Certain decks demand certain play strategies and if you can't draw the cards, it's a disaster. Still, it was an enjoyable experience and I'm glad that player got a chance to win a game, but I can't see myself choosing to play this over engine-builders with better balance: Viticulture (with Tuscany), Roll for the Galaxy, Scythe... and so forth. I may reconsider if an expansion that fixes this issue comes out.
1 Family Meeple
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