# Twilight Imperium: Third Edition – Shards of the Throne

Twilight Imperium: Third Edition – Shards of the Throne is a board game for 3–8 players. It plays in 180–240 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6.

- **Players:** 3–8 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 180–240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 4.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2011
- **Categories:** Expansion for Base-game, Political, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Wargame, Negotiation, Civilization
- **Mechanics:** Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Voting, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board, Area-Impulse, Trading
- **Owned by:** 14 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 4
- **Unique players:** 16

**Designers:** Corey Konieczka, Christian T. Petersen

**Artists:** Scott Schomburg, Mark Molnar, Tom Garden

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/twilight-imperium-third-edition-shards-of-the-throne)
- [Twilight Imperium: Third Edition – Shards of the Throne in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/twilight-imperium-third-edition-shards-of-the-throne)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/95802)

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