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Empires Of The Ancient World

Players

3-5

Time

120-180

Age

12+

Weight

2.98

Rating

6.63

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Fit

Teach ?

Not enough signal

Replay ?

Not enough signal

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling ?

Not enough signal

Strategy ?

Not enough signal

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Luck profile

Empires of the Ancient World has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Going back to the age of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, you control the destiny of your empire--building armies, annexing neutral provinces, trading across the Mediterranean, and fighting battles. The heart of the game is its innovative card combat system. The full-color cards allow the use of pikes, swords, war bands, elephants, heavy cavalry, foot skirmishers, light horse, siege towers, artillery, and galleys. Special cards allow you to develop better military leaders, diplomats, traders, and engineers. However, winning the game is not just about having the largest empire. The player with the largest army will also lose the most victory points, so he had better use his forces well. If warfare is not to your taste then you can trade your way to victory, by having the largest trading empire.

Mechanism

Area Majority / Influence Campaign / Battle Card Driven Rock-Paper-Scissors Trading

Family

Ancient: Rome Components: Map (Continental / National scale) Country: Greece

Type

Strategy

Media