Conquest of the Empire

General

Conquest of the Empire is a strategy board game.

It is important to differentiate exactly between the old edition of Conquest of the Empire of 1984 and the revised edition. Since the new edition is available in Germany almost exclusively, it will be provided later in this article the focus.

History of the game

The very first version of Conquest of the Empire was the game VI Caesars, which appeared in 1982 with Citadel. MB redesigned the game then easily and published it under the Game Master Series in 1984 under the name Conquest of the Empire. Despite the revision of the game has always been to be defective. Fans started errata and revised rules (eg the catapults ) to make the game playable. Since Conquest of the Empire but never as the level of awareness such as Axis & Allies reached, it was no longer reproduced. So it became a secret and exclusive collector's item. 2005 then brought out a new edition of Eagle Games. The collector prices collapsed and the game was the crowd again accessible. The issue of Eagle Games will be sold for an old and edited rules, the second a new version with additional elements.

Scenario

The game is the struggle for power in the Roman Empire from 200 AD. In the various provinces of the Empire, Caesars and their generals, arise to defeat the other competitors in the battle and gain over the Roman Empire rule. These cities are built, built roads, but taxes also levied armies dug trained cavalry and ships timbered. Because after bloody fighting may be only one of the new emperor at the end.

Equipment

The features of the game is very powerful. The supplied in three parts Schedule representing the Roman Empire from Britain to Jordan is even set up for the conditions of epic board games as large. In addition, the game includes over 300 military figures in six colors, cities, roads and coins. Everything is made of plastic and plastic. The miniatures are designed in detail and loving. The level of detail is particularly evident at the catapults that can even shoot properly. There are also special combat dice.

Gameplay

Each player takes on the role of Caesar. From its start province he tries to catch the opponent's Caesars and defeat the other players by building troops. For the construction of troops tax revenues are needed, which one obtains by the conquests of playing fields and the expensive construction of cities. It is always valid to properly invest the money as well as roads and cities want to be built. In addition, the inflation that is simulated from the game, leading to acute scarcity of funds. The troop movement Conquest of the Empire is breaking new ground. For each group can only move when a General is. However, this can not be reproduced and are therefore a valuable resource. Thus, the player must always be between the benefits of its movement and the risk of losing a General, weigh. Combat results are diced, with a good mixture troops is favored.

Criticism

The game itself has to be draft without too complex. The equipment is considered exemplary. However, the game as attacking is not necessarily rewarded tend to be a bit too protracted. In the new issue may arise due to ambiguous or unclear translations into German misunderstandings. Therefore, it is recommended always to have the English original of the rules at hand.

Manufacturer's instructions

There are always conflicting manufacturer's instructions, which is also related to the different versions to Conquest of the Empire. Time the game as from the age of twelve and from two people is classified, other times from ten years and from four players. The playing time is indicated very different. Based on the experience of players but the estimate shown in the upper box can be regarded as accurate.

Source and Links

• Link to Eagle Games
• Conquest of the Empire on boardgamegeek
• Criticism on spielbar.com ( old version )

• Game 2005
• Board game
• Game with strategy and chance