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2001 Ranked #22,945

War! Age Of Imperialism

Players lead major powers in an imperial strategy game, trying to carve out an expanding empire through exploration, diplomacy, and conflict. Choices between armies, economies, research, and forts create competing ways to control a changing frontier.

Wargames Industry / Manufacturing Wargame Area Movement Simulation

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.79/5

Rating

5.58

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 4.0/5

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?

War! Age of Imperialism is a game of empire building, exploration, economic expansion, technological advancement, diplomacy, and tactical battles in the age of Imperialism (1830 - 1900).

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Area Movement

Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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War! Age of Imperialism is a game of empire building, exploration, economic expansion, technological advancement, diplomacy, and tactical battles in the age of Imperialism (1830 - 1900). Players rule one of the great powers of the era as they attempt to carve out an empire. Should they build up their army or economy? Negotiate or attack? Spend on research or a new fort to protect the frontier? The game comes with 3 levels of rules (basic, standard, advanced), a huge game board (46×36 in) and 816 molded plastic figures. Microbadges Buy One

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Type

2
Wargames Strategy Games

Category

3
Industry / Manufacturing Post-Napoleonic Wargame

Mechanism

3
Area Movement Dice Rolling Simulation

Family

1
Theme: Colonial

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2–5
Play time
180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Glenn Drover

Artists

1
Paul Niemeyer

Publishers

1
Eagle-Gryphon Games

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