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Welcome to 581.
On this distant planet, four factions battle for control of alien artifacts left behind by an advanced and ancient civilization. The warring factions are Terra Corps, Scion Imperium, Neo Human Republic, and Feng. With Earth in near ruins, 581 provides the chance for a second Earth, but who will rule? Who will be the first to build a Wormgate and transport their armies through it to conquer the dust of 581?
During the invasions of 581, the factions built large, interstellar bases to house, control, and deploy troops. These bases are known as Hives. As a player, you take on the role of a commander of one of these Hives, from which you deploy your forces in the fight for control of the ancient alien artifacts and dominance over 581 itself.
Lost Empires is a head-to-head, card-driven area control game with a focus on tactical movement and deck design. Each player chooses a faction to play, and using the cards available to that faction, constructs an 18-card deck with which you do battle. You earn artifacts by controlling objectives and destroying elite enemy units augmented with alien technology. Once you have collected sufficient artifacts, you use them to construct a Wormgate. The first person to build a Wormgate, wins the war for the new sun.
—description from the publisher
Ages | 14+ |
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Players | 2 Players |
Play Time | 30m – 30m |
Designer | Brad Pye |
Mechanics | Deck Construction |
Theme | Card Game, Science Fiction, Space Exploration |
Publisher | Kolossal Games |
XTwinAxeAttackX
"Crown of Ashes" pledge level on KS. Seems like a really fun concept as a solo or 1v1 game that doesn't take up too much time. Also really like the theme. Unfortunately, I don't have anyone interested in playing this with me, so I'm trying to sell it. You know anyone interested? Anyone??
Dyzthar
The eight sided die kills this game from being anything strategically interesting, while the cardplay and confrontational nature of the game prevents it from being a beer and pretzels game. The filler and quicker to play version of Lost Empires with no dice is Omen Saga and the grittier more strategic version is For Glory! The only thing Lost Empires has over those two games is a solo mode, a free for all, and a team mode which doesn't appeal to me more than the other team based and solo games I own. So I don't see myself having room in the collection for Lost Empires when I would rather play other games.
the tickler
Very good. compose a small deck of 18 cards (two copies of each) and go at it. The much debated eight-sided die for combat resolution is not as swingy as it sounds as it only contains the numbers 1 - 4. And the artwork is really great!