# Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas

Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 5.5 out of 10 by 4 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2011
- **Categories:** Political, Negotiation, Economic, Territory Building, Civilization, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.5 out of 10, from 4 reviews
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 8
- **Unique players:** 5

**Designers:** Patrice Gasser, Maxence Dumontet, Christophe Pont

**Artists:** Maxime Estoppey

**Publishers:** Stratagem Game Design

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/colonial-europes-empires-overseas)
- [Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/colonial-europes-empires-overseas)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/99392)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._