Gone Cardboard: Rise of Empires, Coming from Mayfair Games

Mayfair Games will release Martin Wallace’s Rise of Empires in August 2009. Here’s a description of the game from the publisher:

Don’t just make history – guide it! Take the reins of a developing civilization, choosing the resources and development paths that will lead to the fastest expansion, as you claim and defend territory on a map forging an empire that eventually encompasses whole continents.

In Rise of Empires play is divided into three eras. Choices made early in the era are repeated late, so your decisions must have both short-term and long-term benefits to be successful. This process requires tough decision-making and promotes an atmosphere with nail-biting suspense. Victory points are rewarded for building cities, for having an empire, for progress in science, and for trading goods.

Rise of Empires breathes new life into the civilization games genre! Balance gold and food, war and agriculture, territory and technology to forge an empire that is destined to rise above all other nations!

Rise of Empires is for 2-5 players, ages 12 and up, with a playing time of 180 minutes and a $55 pricetag. Phalanx Games is releasing this game in German at roughly the same time. This game has been added to Gone Cardboard.

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