Imperial Board Game

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Imperial designed by Mac Gerdts, published by Rio Grande Games $48.95      Save $11.00 off list price of $59.95! 2 - 3 hours for 2 to 6 players ages 12 to adult    Availability Info Condition: New

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Box Description Europe in the age of imperialism. International investors compete to exert the greatest influence in Europe. With their wealth and granting of credit, they control the politics of the great European powers prior to World War 1. The nations build factories, fleets and armies. They expand, wage war, and levy taxes to pay the interest to their investors. Each player becomes an international investor, and at the start, controls at least one European power. Through new credit, the control over nations can change, as can the number of nations controlled by a single investor. The changes in the European balance of power constantly lead to new playing situations, strategic alliances and conflicts. Imperial is an event-packed strategy game, independent of the luck of cards or dice.

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Europe in the age of imperialism. Internationally operating investors aim for the highest political influence in Europe. By giving credits they gain influence over the six imperial nations Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Italy and France. These nations desperately need money to build up their economy and to buy troops and fleets. With their growing power in Europe, they collect more taxes and pay their rising interests to their investors. Because the six imperial nations are under changing influence of different investors, strategic alliances and conflicts arise between them. Sometimes this leads even to war!

The players represent internationally operating investors who stay in the background. The turns in the game are executed by the six imperial nations, not by the investors themselves, who only impose their financial influence onto various nations. Only the investor who gets the best return on his investments, who gains influence over the most powerful imperial nations, and who can influence the European diplomacy to his benefit, may win the game.

Imperial is a challenging strategy game without any luck of cards or dice.

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