10.0/10
Played two training games. Right now it is a 10. It is so good. The fact that you can solo it puts this at the top of the 4X mountain for me. Need to play against the bot.
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Space Empires: 4X
Space Empires is an exciting 4X space game that follows the great tradition of cosmic exploration games. Explore galaxies, expand your empire, exploit resources and exterminate enemies in this wargame for 1-4 players ages 12+. Games last about 3 hours of pure intergalactic domination, published by GMT Games.
Publisher: GMT Games
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Description
Space Empires is a game in the finest tradition of 4X space games - eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Make no mistake, all four "X's" are included in this game. This is a wargame where the purpose of building your empire is not to feel good about your achievement, but to destroy your enemies and burn their colonies. One difficulty in games of this genre is that they are often either overly simplistic or tediously detailed. Space Empires has been almost 20 years in the making and, during that time, many elegant solutions have been developed to keep the theme rich without a lot of rules. The game includes carriers and fighters, mines, cloaking, a very large technology tree, fifteen ship classes from scout to dreadnaught, merchant shipping, colonization, mining, terraforming, bases, shipyards, black holes, warp points, and non-player aliens, yet the rules are short and intuitive and the game can be finished on one sitting. This is NOT a game that is hard to get into. The playtest rules are only 8 pages long for the basic game and increase to 11 pages in length when the advanced rules are included. Exploration is easy (well, easy for you, it is actually dangerous for your ships) and fun and reveals different terrain (such as asteroids and nebulas) that affect your movement and your combat. The map is mounted. This is a game made by people who love the genre, but play other games too. Components: Four and a half 5/8" counter sheets (792 counters) One 22 x 34" mounted map Rulebook Scenario Book Four Player aid sheets One Pad of production sheets Four 10 sided dice.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Hex-and-Counter |
| Categories: | Science Fiction Exploration War |
| Alternative names: | Space Empires 4X 太空帝国 4X 太空帝国：4X |
| BARCODE: | 817054010066 |
| The item is in 20 carts In 27 wishlists In 24 collections This was seen 24203 times | |
Description
Space Empires is a game in the finest tradition of 4X space games - eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Make no mistake, all four "X's" are included in this game. This is a wargame where the purpose of building your empire is not to feel good about your achievement, but to destroy your enemies and burn their colonies. One difficulty in games of this genre is that they are often either overly simplistic or tediously detailed. Space Empires has been almost 20 years in the making and, during that time, many elegant solutions have been developed to keep the theme rich without a lot of rules. The game includes carriers and fighters, mines, cloaking, a very large technology tree, fifteen ship classes from scout to dreadnaught, merchant shipping, colonization, mining, terraforming, bases, shipyards, black holes, warp points, and non-player aliens, yet the rules are short and intuitive and the game can be finished on one sitting. This is NOT a game that is hard to get into. The playtest rules are only 8 pages long for the basic game and increase to 11 pages in length when the advanced rules are included. Exploration is easy (well, easy for you, it is actually dangerous for your ships) and fun and reveals different terrain (such as asteroids and nebulas) that affect your movement and your combat. The map is mounted. This is a game made by people who love the genre, but play other games too. Components: Four and a half 5/8" counter sheets (792 counters) One 22 x 34" mounted map Rulebook Scenario Book Four Player aid sheets One Pad of production sheets Four 10 sided dice.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Hex-and-Counter |
| Categories: | Science Fiction Exploration War |
| Alternative names: | Space Empires 4X 太空帝国 4X 太空帝国：4X |
| BARCODE: | 817054010066 |
| The item is in 20 carts In 27 wishlists In 24 collections This was seen 24203 times | |
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How many players it plays best with · 114 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 15 15 say it plays best, 51 recommend it, 18 do not recommend it
- 2 65 65 say it plays best, 32 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 3 15 15 say it plays best, 48 recommend it, 15 do not recommend it
- 4 39 39 say it plays best, 42 recommend it, 6 do not recommend it
- 4+ 1 1 say it plays best, 8 recommend it, 43 do not recommend it
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10.0/10
It's a little difficult to teach, but once you learn the game it's a blast! Extremely smart design, the bookeeping in this game is very easy and it makes sense, I love how you can make your own house rules (you won't need them, but Jim Kronn it's very open about it), the designer is very active in the community, and the experience is fenomenal... Its a long game, but once you're done you come out with an amazing experience...
10.0/10
Best 4X Game (Chits > wood > plastic) Straightforward rules - easy to teach Endless variability & potential strategies Most importantly, it's just so fun. Pew pew pew!
10.0/10
Father's Day gift Easy to learn, takes time to master. Very addictive and fast playing. Experienced gamer against a novice would be a major mismatch. Needs more solitaire scenarios or a solitaire bot (maybe with cards).
10.0/10
Everything I like from the Civilization PC game, in a magnificent board game. Love playing solo. This is without a doubt the best game from GMT Games and the rules are only 16 pages long.
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