The Ashes of Empire

1989

BGG Average Rating

5.1

community average

Players

1-8

Weight

2.50/5.00

Playtime

60 min

Age

10+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Modular Board Area Movement

📂 Categories

Science Fiction Space Exploration Card Game Science Fiction Negotiation Space Exploration

🎨 Artists

Klaus Großpietsch

🏢 Publishers

Computerspiele per Post (CSPP) Udo Grebe Gamedesign

📖 About This Game

A planetary conquest game. Cards represent the planets. Each card indicates the other planets you can get to and their distance, as well as the planet morale and population. Dice are used to represent spaceships and where they are located among the planets. This game was originally a Play By Mail game.