Cover art for Galactic Emperor

Galactic Emperor

2008 · BGG
Avg rating
6.59
Bayes rating
5.93
Weight
2.90 (Medium)
Players
3-6
Playtime
1 hr 30 min
Ratings count
1,427

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Description

Galactic Emperor is a fast paced empire-building game of exploration, conflict, and struggle for dominance. The last Galactic Emperor has met with a sudden and quite fatal accident. Now there is a power vacuum in the galaxy, and you’re one of the Planetary Dukes who wants to fill it. Each player controls a space sector with a home planet, and for a time, shares the power of the galactic throne. During the fight for control, the central Omega Sun is heading toward collapse… a cataclysm that will only accelerate the chaos! The game plays over several rounds, and within each round, the roles players choose determine what happens next. There are 7 different types of roles: Explorer, Steward, Merchant, Engineer, Warlord, Regent, and Scientist. All players get a turn to act during each role. Players discover planets, gain resources, build ships, and attack space fleets in a desperate effort to grind foes into cosmic dust! The player with the most victory points at the end of the game wins, becoming the ultimate Galactic Emperor!

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Action selection / worker placement Dice rolling Tile, map & route building

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

Science fiction & space History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

CrossCut Games

Designers

Adam West