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Struggle of Empires

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  1. 7.99 out of 10

    Wonderful depth. A light wargame, to be sure, but there's nothing here that would be hard to teach to any gamer. Some may not like the depth or some of the historical themes but I foud this wonderfully done. I originally bought this with the intention of trading it but when I opened and played it, it immediately came off my list of games for trade.

  2. 10 out of 10

    Truly fantastic game. A wargame area control Euro hybrid, this one really nails it. The alliance system together with the tiles that distinguish your empire from the others are all genius. Diplomacy, warfare, economics etc. this game has it all in a playable, customizable fashion. As a game I rate this a 10. The only reason I don't play it more is because I personally prefer games of a more historical nature. Where is a reprint with Wars of the Roses or Maria style production values?

  3. 7 out of 10

    Long game, even with three players. I believe it can be quite unbalanced with three players, especially if the others outbid with their advantage and repeat the same 2-on-1 alliance. Everybody seems to be angry for the whole game. I believe the randomness in critical situations really frustrates all the players. The wide assortment of free-action tiles makes for a lot of interesting combinations. It's a little like Puerto Rico in that manner, except you can just buy Victory Points with gold. Although Army Training and War Machine were quite useful, stacking up multiple Reserves seemed to be a real winner.

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Struggle of Empires recreates the various wars fought between the European powers as they attempted to become the dominant force in Europe and the rest of the world during the eighteenth century. Build armies and fleets, make alliances, establish colonies, improve your economy, and ultimately wage war to expand your empire. Be careful, though, as a profligate country can end up being consumed by revolution.

From the designer:
Think of Civilization/Age of Renaissance set in the 18th century. Players take the role of one of the major powers of the period and fight in both Europe and the colonies. The twist to the game is that in each war, players must form into two alliances. Once allied with a player, you cannot fight each other. This means that you do not have the backstabbing of Diplomacy to worry about; if he’s allied, he’s with you until the end of the war. This means that a player has to think carefully about who he wants to fight against and who he wants to ally with. Very often he will want to ally with his natural enemy and go to war with the guy who doesn’t really want to fight him. On top of this, you have lots of improvement tiles that you buy to shape your empire, plus alliances with minor powers, and the possibility of going into revolution. Even though it is a big empire building game, it will scale from 3 to 7 players and has pretty simple rules.

Ages

13+
Players

2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players
Play Time

180m – 240m
Designer

Martin Wallace
Mechanics

Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
Theme

Age of Reason, Civilization, Fighting, Political, Territory Building
Publisher

Eagle-Gryphon Games, Skellig Games, sternenschimmermeer, Warfrog Games, Arclight
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