Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
O Grande Imperador is a simple card game for 3 to 5 players. In it, players dispute the favour of the emperor by building walls.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Read the full game description
O Grande Imperador is a simple card game for 3 to 5 players. In it, players dispute the favour of the emperor by building walls. These walls are built by putting the cards in sequence from 1 to 10, and each player has 10 stock cards and 5 hand cards. A player can use any of his hand cards or the top stock card to put in a wall. The objective is to use all of your stock cards. Hand cards are replinished each round.