Conquest of the Empire Board Game

Average Customer Rating:	5.0
Brand:	Eagle Games
Model:	20136
Format:	CD
Weight:	0.02 pounds
Dimensions:	3 inches x 16 inches x 12 inches [Width x Length x Height]

Product Categories

All Games; Kids & Family; Strategy Games

Product description

In Conquest Of The Empire you'll relive the fun and challenge of the classic Milton-Bradley board game. It is set during the Roman era and depicts a civil war in the Mediterannean as rival factions attempt to take control of the empire. Take control of Caesar and guide Rome to wealth and glory.

Features

Start out in ancient Rome, defending the empire against rival factions

Work with a pool of cavalry, infantry and catapults - move them into positon and begin the siege

Build up your cities&fortifications to increase wealth - build roads and exapnd military units while contending with rising inflationBuild up your cities&fortifications to increase wealth - build roads and exapnd military units while contending with rising inflation

Advance your empire by defending against the Punic Wars and the Barbarian Invasions

Customer reviews

« The Pros and cons »

I am a board game lover and collector. I own dozens of board games and have been playing them all my life. This is among my favorites.

Pros:
1) This is one of the highest production quality board games I have seen, board is very heavy, plastic pieces are intricate, the catapults actually have moving pieces. The game comes with gold and silver gold coins and high quality matte finished cards as well as unique dice.

2)It comes with not one, but TWO complete sets of rules! Two different games for the price of one. The rules are fairly clear, the rule book is pretty straight forward and detailed.

3) Interesting game play. In this game you have economic, military and diplomatic choices to make every turn. Has a "real" economy including inflation, spend your talents wisely.

4) Historical setting: this is a plus if your into Roman history.

5) the Board is HUGE!!! seriously, its about twice the size of a monopoly board. (see also cons)

Cons:

1) not suitable for children, the game is too complex for children, and keep it away from little ones, it has lots of pieces to choke on.

2) games can take a rather longish time to complete. No longer than a classic game of risk, but still, a couple of hours.

3)not for casual board gamers. If you find Risk 2210 or Settlers of Catan too complicated stay away from this. But overall much easier than most "hard core" board games out there.

4) The board is HUGE!!! it takes up soo much space it can be difficult finding room to play. Hope you have a very large kitchen table. Also the board is segmented into 3 peices, they can slide apart if the players are not careful. Really not a big deal, but a minor annoyance.