Rio Grande Games Imperial Strategy Board Game Economic Investing 26 Players Ages 12 34 Hours

STRATEGY WITHOUT LUCK Imperial is a varied strategy game without the luck of dice or cards for 2 to 6 players Victory is determined by calculated investment military dominance and economic powernot chance BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR Each player represents an international investor The players attempt to increase their capital and gaining influence in the most powerful European nations CONTROL IMPERIAL POWERS They control the politics of the six imperial nations AustriaHungary Italy France Great Britain the German Empire and Russia The nations erect factories build fleets and deploy armies SHAPE THE FATE OF EUROPE The investors watch as their nations expand wage wars levy taxes and collect the proceeds These actions fuel your nations growth helping it climb toward the 25point victory threshold EVERCHANGING ALLIANCES Since the European nations are under the shifting influence of different investors new strategic alliances and conflicts arise between them again and again