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What this is
Construct buildings, harvest resources, and attack their neighbor. The game is played over five rounds during which players take various actions in order to explore new lands, build buildings, trade resources, conquer enemies, and thus score victory points. They build new buildings to strengthen their economy, they found mines and fields to gather resources, and they build barracks and training grounds to train soldiers.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4
- Listed play time
- 45 minutes
- Minimum age
- 10 and up
- Designer
- Ignacy Trzewiczek
- Photographs
- 3
How players rate Imperial Settlers
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3 or 4.
- 1p6.444 ratings
- 2p6.944 ratings
- 3p7.244 ratings
- 4p7.043 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.0/10
- Ease of teach5.2/10
- Gateway friendliness5.8/10
- Component quality6.8/10
- Table presence6.2/10
- Travel friendliness6.4/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.3FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.6LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.9SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.0No textText-heavy
- Table spaceCafé two-top3.4Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
2 further photographs · select one to enlargeRules & files
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Box & shelf
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