# Twilight Imperium: Third Edition – Shattered Empire

Twilight Imperium: Third Edition – Shattered Empire is a board game for 3–8 players. It plays in 240 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6. It is rated 8.6 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–8 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 4.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2006
- **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
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.6 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 16 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 8
- **Unique players:** 20

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

**Artists:** James Brady, Scott Schomburg, Brian Schomburg

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/twilight-imperium-third-edition-shattered-empire)
- [Twilight Imperium: Third Edition – Shattered Empire in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/twilight-imperium-third-edition-shattered-empire)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22821)

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