About this game
Empires is played on a world map, with up to six players all starting in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The six Powers are the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. Parts include 6 pawns representing each country, 20 Markers for each player, 48 resource cards and 48 armament cards with values of 1 or 5 representing Air, Navy and Army units. The map includes starred territories, land area colonies with a value from 3 to 6, and blockade spaces.
Mechanism
Move and capture
Rules
Players move from point to point around the map. When moving into a vacant space, they gain one resource for a territory, and place a marker to take control of a colony and get resources equal to its value. Resources are converted into armaments at 3 for 1, with armament cards drawn randomly. Once all colonies are taken a colonial war begins. As players land on opposing colonies, they choose an armament class and attack. Highest strength wins the battle and takes the colony. The loser gives up resources equal to the colony's value. Once all armament cards have been drawn, the first player back to start triggers a winner-take-all battle based on total armament values.
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