- Imperial Struggle is a two-player game depicting the 18th-century rivalry between France and Britain. It begins in 1697, as the two realms wait warily for the King of Spain to name an heir, and ends in 1789, when a new order brought down the Bastille..
- The game is not merely about war: both France and Britain must build the foundations of colonial wealth, deal with the other nations of Europe, and compete for glory across the span of human endeavor..
- Imperial Struggle covers almost 100 years of history and four major wars. Yet it remains a low-complexity game, playable in a short evening..
- In war turns, each theatre can bring great rewards of conquest and prestige, but territorial gains can disappear at the treaty table..
- At the end of the century, will the British rule an empire on which the sun never sets? Or will France light the way for the world, as the superpower of the Sun King's dreams or the republic of Lafayette's?.
Product Description
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In 1697 the Sun King, Louis XIV, emerged from a decade of war
with his Continental ambitions still unsatisfied. Meanwhile, King
William III of England sat easier on his new throne than he ever
had before. With the Spanish succession crisis unresolved and
looming, there were no illusions that the new century would be a
quiet one. But neither France nor England could have anticipated
the tumult of the years to come: a Second Hundred Years' War,
during which these two tenacious adversaries would compete
fiercely and proudly along every axis of human achievement. On
battlefields from India to Canada to the Caribbean Sea their
armies and fleets would clash; in the salons of Paris and the
coffee-houses of London the modern world’s politics and economics
would be born; and finally a revolution would rock the
foundations of society – a revolution that could have ended not
in blood and terror but in a triumph of democracy and liberty
that might have transformed the world beyond imagining.
Imperial Struggle is a two-player game depicting the
18th-century rivalry between France and Britain. It begins in
1697, as the two realms wait warily for the King of Spain to name
an heir, and ends in 1789, when a new order brought down the
Bastille. The game is not merely about war: both France and
Britain must build the foundations of colonial wealth, deal with
the other nations of Europe, and compete for glory across the
span of human endeavour.
Imperial Struggle covers almost 100 years of history and four
major wars. Yet it remains a low-complexity game, playable in a
short evening. It s to honour its spiritual ancestor, Twilight
Struggle, by pushing further in the direction of simple rules and
playable systems, while maintaining global and historical
sweep in the of a single evening. In peace turns, players
build their economic interests and alliances, and take advantage
of historical events represented by Event cards. They must choose
their investments wisely, but also with an eye to denying these
rtunities to their nent. In war turns, each theatre can
bring great rewards of conquest and prestige, but territorial
gains can disappear at the treaty table. At the end of the
century, will the British rule an empire on which the sun never
sets? Or will France light the way for the world, as the
superpower of the Sun King's dreams or the republic of
Lafayette's?
Safety Warning
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Not suitable for children under 3 years.
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Box Contains
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1 ed gameboard
1 rulebook
1 playbook
2 playmats
1 Investment Tile display
2 double sided war displays
2 double sided player aids
4 countersheets
41 event cards
26 ministry cards
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