# Empires in Arms

Empires in Arms is a board game for 2–7 players. It plays in 120–12000 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 7.

- **Players:** 2–7 (best with 7)
- **Playing time:** 120–12000 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 4.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1983
- **Categories:** Napoleonic, Political, Wargame, Negotiation, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Secret Unit Deployment, Area Movement, Simulation, Movement Points, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Variable Set-up
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Greg Pinder, Harry Rowland

**Artists:** George I. Parrish, Jr., Michael Fisher, Charles Kibler

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/empires-in-arms)
- [Empires in Arms in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/empires-in-arms)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._