Space Empires: 4X (Fifth Printing) hans-im-gluck Players travel down the Nile

Players travel down the Nile

Alien entities known as Ancient Ones lurk in the emptiness beyond space and time

and they have varied base shapes that are placed on the developed boards on the grid

The Cats play a game of engine building and logistics while attempting to police the vast wilderness

Space Empires: 4X (Fifth Printing) hans-im-gluck Players travel down the NileSpace Empires: 4X is a game in the finest tradition of 4X space games eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Each player builds up a space empire and uses it to conquer the other players. Exploration on the mounted map is simple for players (and dangerous for their ships), revealing different space terrain that affects movement and combat. Space Empires was developed to keep a rich theme without overcomplicated rules. The game includes carriers