# Space Empires

Space Empires is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1981
- **Categories:** Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Economic, Wargame, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, Hexagon Grid, Race, Paper-and-Pencil, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Zone of Control, Player Elimination
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Neil Zimmerer

**Artists:** Lois Griffin

**Publishers:** Mayfair Games

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/space-empires)
- [Space Empires in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/space-empires)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1557)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._