Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance
(1977)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Events, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Point to Point Movement, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simulation, Variable Player Powers und Variable Set-up...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 300 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Conflict Games, Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games), Äventyrsspel, Fanpro, Fantasy Productions, Inc., Hobby Japan, Imperium Jogos, Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (国際通信社), Stratelibri, War Drum Games |
| Designers: | Marc W. Miller |
| Artists: | Alan M. Clark, Stephen Fabian, Naoyuki Kato, Radley Masinelli |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Events, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Point to Point Movement, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simulation, Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up |
Imperium is a 2-player game of space empire conflict set in 22nd Century AD, and shortly after release, retconned into the history of the Traveller role playing game. It simulates the clash between Earth (Terra) and an alien civilization, represented in the form of a widespread Empire (the Ziru Sirka). Both sides have a variety of star-ships and ground forces to choose from, and the game is notable for how the two sides are asymmetrical: their forces aren't identical and their economies work differently.
Movement takes place via 'jumps' from one star to the next, and conflict is resolved at these 'points'. There are two types of star-ship weaponry, short-range beam factors, and chiefly long-range missile factors also used for planetary bombardment.
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