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What this is
Form alliances, explore the new world, and conquer their enemies to create an empire. Players build armies and fleets, make alliances, establish colonies, improve their economy, and ultimately wage war to expand their empire. Players take the role of one of the major powers of the period and fight in both Europe and the colonies.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–7
- Listed play time
- 180–240 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2004
- Designer
- Martin Wallace
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Struggle of Empires
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.
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 teach5.9/10
- Gateway friendliness6.2/10
- Component quality6.2/10
- Table presence5.6/10
- Travel friendliness6.8/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.2Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong7.0Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.1LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.3SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal1.9No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.3Lap trayTwo tables
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