Space Empires 4X
| Designers | Jim Krohn |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch |
| Publishers | GMT Games |
| Publication | 2011 |
| Genres | science fiction wargame |
| Languages | English |
| Players | 2-4 |
| Playing time | 180 minutes |
| Random chance | Low |
| Age range | 12+ |
| Skills required | Strategic thought |
| Website | Official website for the 4th printing |
Space Empires 4X is a 4X science fiction board wargame developed by Jim Krohn and published by GMT Games in 2011. It has received two expansions: Close Encounters (2012) and Replicators (2018), with a third one, All Good Things, in development.
Gameplay[]
In Space Empires 4X, up to 4 players engage in space exploration, colonization and combat, while developing technologies to design new ships or improve their existing ones. Combat is resolved with dice rolling. As it is a wargame, almost all technologies are focused on improving the combat abilities of their ships, often in the form of modifiers to the dice rolls. The game is played on a hexagonal map of space, and ships are represented by cardboard chits. The game includes the fog-of-war mechanic, as players usually cannot know the precise information about the forces of their opponents.[1]
Awards[]
- 2011 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee[2]
- 2011 Charles S. Roberts Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame Winner[3]
Reception[]
Since its release in 2011, the game has been consistently ranked in around Top 50 position of the most popular wargames on BoardGameGeek.[4]
Cody Carlson reviewing the game in 2013 for Deseret News concluded that the game deserves a spot in his Top 5 list.[1]
See also[]
- Galac-Tac
- Starweb
References[]
- ^ a b Carlson, Cody (2013-01-10). "Game review: Space Empires 4x". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2011 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "CSR Award winners by year". CSR website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Space Empires: 4X (stats)". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
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