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Brotherwise Games
You lead a grand civilization at the height of its influence, but can you save it from collapse? In Empire's End, 2-4 players compete to keep calamity at bay. Empire's End marries the intuitive and elegant mechanism of reverse-bidding with engine-building, long-term planning, and strategic depth. The result is a game with a quick tempo, abundant tension, and multiple challenging paths to victory.
Players begin with a civilization at the height of its power. Play proceeds through a series of phases, varying as you progress through the game. During the Disaster phase, players face a common threat such as famine, a flood, or barbarians. The player who ends the bidding must take the disaster, which devastates one of their territories.
With each disaster that befalls an empire, its people grow in wisdom and resilience. In the style of the modern classic game No Thanks, resources bid by all players will end up in the hands of the player who ultimately takes the disaster card. That player also gains a new ability, an innovation that reflects their empire's ability to adapt in the face of challenging times.
Each turn, players move along a progress track that dictates whether they will face a disaster or another type of phase. Players can gain new resources during Production phases, rebuild lost territories during Industry phases, and challenge one another during Military phases. At the end of the progress track, the game is concluded and the winner is the civilization with the greatest number of victory points. Intact territories contribute points, but innovations and military successes can provide alternative ways to win.
Contents:
Players begin with a civilization at the height of its power. Play proceeds through a series of phases, varying as you progress through the game. During the Disaster phase, players face a common threat such as famine, a flood, or barbarians. The player who ends the bidding must take the disaster, which devastates one of their territories.
With each disaster that befalls an empire, its people grow in wisdom and resilience. In the style of the modern classic game No Thanks, resources bid by all players will end up in the hands of the player who ultimately takes the disaster card. That player also gains a new ability, an innovation that reflects their empire's ability to adapt in the face of challenging times.
Each turn, players move along a progress track that dictates whether they will face a disaster or another type of phase. Players can gain new resources during Production phases, rebuild lost territories during Industry phases, and challenge one another during Military phases. At the end of the progress track, the game is concluded and the winner is the civilization with the greatest number of victory points. Intact territories contribute points, but innovations and military successes can provide alternative ways to win.
Contents:
1 Game Board
44 Location Tiles
11 Conflict Cards
66 Disaster Cards
112 Exhaust Makers
44 Player Screens
4 Score Markers
10 Game Meeples
‣ 8 Disaster
‣ 1 First Player
‣ 1 Turn Marker
120 Resource Tokens
‣ 30 Wheat
‣ 25 Axe
‣ 25 Hammer
‣ 20 Coin
1 Rulebook
44 Location Tiles
11 Conflict Cards
66 Disaster Cards
112 Exhaust Makers
44 Player Screens
4 Score Markers
10 Game Meeples
‣ 8 Disaster
‣ 1 First Player
‣ 1 Turn Marker
120 Resource Tokens
‣ 30 Wheat
‣ 25 Axe
‣ 25 Hammer
‣ 20 Coin
1 Rulebook
Ages: 13+
Players: 2-4
Game Length: 45-60 minutes
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5 reviews
Not for everyone
It's a good game full of disasters! Felt long at 4 players, but still think this game has some positives. Lightning mode, although i haven't tried it yet, seems like a better length for this one possibly.
February 29, 2024 7:05 PM
Yes!!
Very excellent game lots of good tension. Love the decision of do I or don’t I take the disaster. I wish the location tracker came with the base game. Overall highly recommend
February 22, 2024 7:35 PM
Good price to game ratio
For less than $30, you have here a pretty solid game. The storage insert in the box is impressive. For gameplay, you bid NOT to take a disaster but if you take the disaster you’ll get the other players bids, and an innovation on the disaster. Less often phases involve repairing your destroyed lands, buying innovations to build up an engine or synergy, and a war phase to spend resources. Might be low on replayability, but it’s fun and fine for this price point.
February 19, 2024 1:03 AM
Awesome!
This is a beautiful game! I love the art of the game!
January 16, 2024 9:26 PM
Interesting Euro with a Twist
No thanks mechanic works wonderfully here and there are really interesting ideas and approaches to take to win.
December 20, 2023 6:41 AM
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