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2023 Ranked #5

Dune: Imperium – Uprising

A standalone evolution of Dune: Imperium that keeps its tense deck-building and worker placement while adding spies, contracts, sandworms, and a dedicated six-player team mode. Every card can strengthen your next agent action—or be held back to power a decisive reveal turn.

Strategy Games Worker Placement Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Team-Based Game Science Fiction

Players

1-6

Play time

60-120 min

Age

13+

Complexity

3.52/5

Rating

8.70

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 3.1/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.5/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 15 min
Teach time About 30 min
Table footprint Large
Recommended edition Dune: Imperium – Uprising – English edition (2023)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Deploy agents, build your deck, and engage in strategic battles to control Arrakis.

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Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Read the full game description

In Dune: Imperium Uprising, you want to continue to balance military might with political intrigue, wielding new tools in pursuit of victory. Spies will shore up your plans, vital contracts will expand your resources, or you can learn the ways of the Fremen and ride mighty sandworms into battle! Dune: Imperium Uprising is a standalone spinoff to Dune: Imperium that expands on that game's blend of deck-building and worker placement, while introducing a new six-player mode that pits two teams against one other in the biggest struggle yet. The Dune: Imperium expansions Rise of Ix and Immortality work with Uprising, as do almost all of the cards from the base game, and elements of Uprising can be used with Dune: Imperium. The choices are yours. The Imperium awaits!

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Editions

Language and publisher variants currently recorded in the catalog.

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
沙丘:帝国 - 起义 – Chinese edition (2025) 2025 Chinese Broadway Toys LTD, Dire Wolf
Duna: Impérium – Povstání – Czech edition (2025) 2025 Czech Dire Wolf, Rexhry
Dune: Imperium – Uprising – English edition (2023) 2023 English Dire Wolf / US
Dune: Imperium – Insurrection – French edition (2024) 2024 French Lucky Duck Games
Dune: Imperium – Uprising – German edition (2024) 2024 German Dire Wolf
Dűne: Impérium – Felkelés – Hungarian edition (2024) 2024 Hungarian Reflexshop
Dune: Imperium – Insurrezione – Italian edition (2024) 2024 Italian Dire Wolf
デューン 砂の惑星:インペリウム 反乱 – Japanese edition (2024) 2024 Japanese Arclight Games, Dire Wolf

Game and edition data

All specifications (24)

Play and group

Players
1–6
Play time
60–120 min
Age
13+
Complexity
3.5/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Moderate Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 15 min Source
Teach time
About 30 min Source
Teardown time
About 10 min Source
Table footprint
Large Source

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Consumable components
No one-time consumable components; cards, tokens, boards, and wooden or plastic pieces are reusable. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
No app is required. The included wooden and plastic sandworms are alternatives, so groups may use either style or both. Solo, two-player Rival, and six-player team rules are included. Source
Recommended edition
Dune: Imperium – Uprising – English edition (2023) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard Source
Current edition
Yes Source
Box weight
2050 g Source
Consumable components
No Components Are Destroyed, Permanently Altered, Or Consumed During Normal Play. Source
Compatibility
Standalone English Edition. It Does Not Require Dune: Imperium; The Rulebooks Also Include Compatibility Guidance For Rise Of Ix And Immortality. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Paul Dennen

Artists

7
Clay Brooks Derek Herring Kenan Jackson Brett Nienburg Raul Ramos Nate Storm Dan Taylor (II)

Developers

7
Phil Amylon Andy Clautice Justin Cohen Evan Lorentz Kevin Spak Jay E. Treat, III Caleb Vance

Graphic Designers

2
Clay Brooks Nate Storm

Publishers

12
Dire Wolf Arclight Games Broadway Toys LTD Galápagos Jogos Geekach LLC Korea Boardgames Lavka Games Lucky Duck Games Reflexshop Regatul Jocurilor Rexhry Tabletop KZ