# Imperial Settlers

Imperial Settlers is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 45–90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 6.7 out of 10 by 88 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $34.92 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 45–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Civilization, Card Game, City Building, Ancient
- **Mechanics:** Closed Drafting, Contracts, Variable Player Powers, Take That, Solo / Solitaire Game, Income, Hand Management, End Game Bonuses, Multi-Use Cards, Open Drafting, Turn Order: Progressive
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.7 out of 10, from 88 reviews
- **Owned by:** 141 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 623
- **Unique players:** 287

**Designers:** Ignacy Trzewiczek

**Artists:** Jarosław Marcinek, Mateusz Bielski, Tomasz Jedruszek, Rafał Szyma

**Publishers:** Portal Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 34.92 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/imperial-settlers-board-games |
| Alphaspel | 399 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/45675-imperial-settlers |
| Magia de Tinta | 36.5 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos/857-colonos-del-imperio-8435407604926.html |
| Games Empire | 59.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/imperial-settlers |
| El Nucli | 39.95 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/colonos-del-imperio |
| Spilforsyningen | 299.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/imperial-settlers-en |
| Fantasiapelit | 45.3 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_158355 |
| Game Ninja | 499 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/imperial-settlers/ |
| Good Games | 75.88 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/imperial-settlers |
| Spielezar | 44.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/imperial-settlers-en |
| Nexus | 6995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/imperial-settlers/ |
| Midgard Games | 599 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/imperial-settlers |

## Expansions

- [Imperial Settlers: Why Can't We Be Friends](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-why-cant-we-be-friends)
- [Imperial Settlers: Atlanteans](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-atlanteans)
- [Imperial Settlers: Aztecs](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-aztecs)
- [Imperial Settlers: 3 Is a Magic Number](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-3-is-a-magic-number)
- [Imperial Settlers: Amazons](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-amazons)
- [Imperial Settlers: We Didn't Start The Fire](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-we-didnt-start-the-fire)
- [Imperial Settlers: Rise of the Empire](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-rise-of-the-empire)
- [Imperial Settlers: Expedition Tokens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-expedition-tokens)
- [Imperial Settlers: Storage Tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-storage-tiles)
- [Imperial Settlers: Council Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-council-promo)
- [Imperial Settlers: Aztecs – Common cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-aztecs-common-cards)
- [Imperial Settlers: Ruins](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-ruins)
- [Imperial Settlers: Fette Beute](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-fette-beute)
- [Imperial Settlers: Marketplace](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-marketplace)
- [Brettspiel Easter Basket 2016](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brettspiel-easter-basket-2016)
- [Imperial Settlers: The Dice Tower Inn](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-the-dice-tower-inn)
- [Imperial Settlers: Armorer & Barracks](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-armorer-and-barracks)
- [Imperial Settlers: Diplomacy Promo Tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-diplomacy-promo-tiles)
- [Imperial Settlers: The Watchers Guild](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-the-watchers-guild)
- [Imperial Settlers: Storage Box Plus](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-storage-box-plus)
- [Imperial Settlers: Common Village Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-common-village-cards)
- [Imperial Settlers: Man vs Animals](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-man-vs-animals)
- [Imperial Settlers: Rise of the Empire – Interimperial Organizations Tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-rise-of-the-empire-interimperial-organizations-tiles)
- [Super Power](https://www.ludoya.com/games/super-power)
- [Imperial Settlers: Alternative Production Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-alternative-production-cards)
- [Imperial Settlers: IS vs EoTN](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-is-vs-eotn)
- [Imperial Settlers: Common Cards Set 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers-common-cards-set-2)

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## Rules questions

### When exactly do I get resources and how long can I keep them — can I save resources between rounds?

You collect Resources (and Workers/tokens/cards/VPs) during the Production phase (from your Faction board, Deals and Production Locations), but except for cards and VPs most Goods can only be spent in the current round and unused Goods are discarded in Cleanup unless saved by a storage ability (pages 6–7).

### If I build a Production Location, do I immediately get its production this round?

Yes — when you build a Production Location you immediately gain the benefits it provides, and it will also produce during each following Production phase (page 8).

### Can players raze faction locations or only common locations, and what happens to a razed location?

You can raze Common cards from hand or opponents' Common Locations (opponent's razed Common is turned into a Foundation and its owner gains 1 Wood); Faction Locations generally cannot be razed except Japanese Faction cards, which can be razed and are discarded instead of becoming Foundations (page 9).

### If I pass in the Action phase can other players still raze my Locations or target me?

No — once you pass in the Action phase you cannot take further actions and cannot be targeted by other players' actions (for example, your Locations cannot be razed after you pass) (page 7).

### Can I activate the same Action Location more than once in a round, and what happens to the goods I put on it?

An Action Location may be activated only once per round unless the card explicitly allows otherwise (cards that allow two activations can be paid twice at once); the Goods used to activate an Action Location are placed on the card until the end of the round and are discarded in Cleanup, and if you discard that Action Location to build a Faction Location those placed Goods are discarded as well (pages 10 and 8).

### How do Defense tokens work — can I move them and what do they do?

During the Action phase you may place a Defense token on one of your Common Locations to increase the Raze requirement against it by 1; the token cannot be moved, returns to the supply when the Location is razed, and unused Defense tokens are discarded at Cleanup (page 7).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/imperial-settlers)
- [Imperial Settlers in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/imperial-settlers)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154203)

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