2025 · Card Game

Echoes of Emperors

Players lead one of six historical civilizations and develop army, economy, and technologies across a modular board. Units move to explore terrain, found settlements to generate resources, and fight opponents in tactical battles. Cards activate units and unlock technologies, driving strategic choices between expansion, development, and combat. Games play primarily head-to-head but support additional players with expansions. Victory comes from destroying an opponent’s capital or eliminating their active forces.

groupPlayers

2–4 best 2

schedulePlaying time

45–90 min

cakeAge

14+

psychologyComplexity

2.8 / 5