Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance

1977
Marc W. Miller
BGG Geek Rating
5.8
based on 594 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.9
community average
BGG Ranking
#5070
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Players
2-2
Weight
2.61/5.00
Playtime
300 min
Age
12+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Ratio / Combat Results Table Variable Player Powers Variable Set-up Events Grid Movement Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Simulation Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Point to Point Movement

📂 Categories

Science Fiction Political Wargame Science Fiction Economic

🎨 Artists

Alan M. Clark Naoyuki Kato Radley Masinelli Stephen Fabian

🏢 Publishers

Conflict Games Fanpro Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) Hobby Japan Imperium Jogos Stratelibri War Drum Games Äventyrsspel

📖 About This Game

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.