Note: This 5th Printing comes in a 3" box with new cover art. The game will be identical to the 4th Printing, except that we will correct any known errata.

Space Empires was developed to keep a rich theme without overcomplicated rules. The game includes carriers and fighters, mines, cloaking, a very large technology tree, fifteen ship classes, merchant shipping, colonization, mining, terraforming, bases, shipyards, black holes, warp points, and non-player aliens. Yet the rules are short and intuitive: The basic rules are 8 pages long and increase to 11 pages in length when the advanced rules are included.

There are multiple scenarios for both solitaire and 2 players. Multi-player scenarios have the option for team play, including 2 against one in a three-player game. Scenarios can be customized in length, and some can be completed in as little as an hour. Many aspects of the game can be completed simultaneously by the players so that there is very little downtime. This is a game that can be completed in one sitting!

Game Scale:

• TIME - One year per economic turn
• MAP - Many light years per hex
• UNIT - 1 to 6 ships or squadrons

Game Components:

• One mounted map (backprinted)
• Four counter sheets
• One Pad of Player Aid Sheets
• Four 2-sided Player Reference Cards
• 16-page full-color Rule Book
• 16-page full-color Play Book
• 4 10-sided dice
• 3" Game box

*The Solitaire rating of 2 is for the multi-player scenarios and 9 for the solitaire scenarios.

Awards:

• 2011 Charles S. Roberts Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame Winner