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Imperial Tide: The Great War 1914-1918

A two-player strategic wargame has commanders maneuver army and naval groups to control the Great War’s map areas. Card-driven choices allow repeated decisions, while a solo bot can provide an opposing force.

Wargames Wargame World War I Area Movement Card Play Conflict Resolution

Players

1-2

Play time

180-240 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.27/5

Rating

8.03

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Imperial Tide is a 2-player strategic level war game covering the entire Great War in just one evening. It is based on the "Pacific Tide" game system and features card-driven mechanics and a simple system that allows for multiple decisions by both players.

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Imperial Tide is a 2-player strategic level war game covering the entire Great War in just one evening. It is based on the "Pacific Tide" game system and features card-driven mechanics and a simple system that allows for multiple decisions by both players. Players will control Army/Naval Groups represented by strength points for maneuver and control of map areas. The game also includes a "bot" for solitaire play. —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
1
Play time
180–240 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Gregory M. Smith

Artists

2
Tim Allen Brien J. Miller

Publishers

1
Compass Games

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