# Empires: Age of Discovery

Empires: Age of Discovery is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 50–150 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 6.2 out of 10 by 9 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 50–150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Civilization, Exploration, Renaissance
- **Mechanics:** Worker Placement, Different Worker Types, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.2 out of 10, from 9 reviews
- **Owned by:** 6 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 39
- **Unique players:** 46

**Designers:** Glenn Drover

**Artists:** João Tereso, Cyril Van Der Haegen

**Publishers:** Eagle-Gryphon Games

## Expansions

- [Empires: Age of Discovery – World Variant Components](https://www.ludoya.com/games/empires-age-of-discovery-world-variant-components)
- [Empires: Age of Discovery – Bonus Capital Buildings](https://www.ludoya.com/games/empires-age-of-discovery-bonus-capital-buildings)
- [Empires: Age of Discovery – Ottoman Player Board and Gold Figures](https://www.ludoya.com/games/empires-age-of-discovery-ottoman-player-board-and-gold-figures)
- [Empires: Age of Discovery – Denmark Player Board and White Figures](https://www.ludoya.com/games/empires-age-of-discovery-denmark-player-board-and-white-figures)
- [Empires: Age of Discovery – Prussia Player Board and Black Figures](https://www.ludoya.com/games/empires-age-of-discovery-prussia-player-board-and-black-figures)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/empires-age-of-discovery)
- [Empires: Age of Discovery in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/empires-age-of-discovery)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173442)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._