{"product_id":"space-empires-4x","title":"Space Empires: 4X (Fifth Printing) *PRE-ORDER*","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/jim-krohn\"\u003e Jim Krohn \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/gmt-games\"\u003eGMT Games\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link3281990\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/21121\/2011-charles-s-roberts-best-science-fiction-or-fan\"\u003e2011 Charles S. 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Roberts Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame Winner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"link2442926\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/13906\/2011-golden-geek-best-wargame-nominee\"\u003e2011 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpansions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/space-empires-close-encounters\"\u003eSpace Empires: Close Encounters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/space-empires-replicators\"\u003eSpace Empires: Replicators\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/space-empires-close-encounters\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column-info\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e84419\/space-empires-4x\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/forum\/872126\/space-empires-4x\/reviews\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNote on 5th Printing:\u003c\/b\u003e This 5th Printing will come in a 3\" box. The game will be identical to the 4th Printing, except that we will correct any known errata. LIVING RULES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpace Empires is a game in the finest tradition of 4X space games - eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate. Make no mistake, all four \"X's\" are included in this game. This is a wargame where the purpose of building your empire is not to feel good about your achievement, but to destroy your enemies and burn their colonies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOne difficulty in games of this genre is that they are often either overly simplistic or tediously detailed. Space Empires has been almost 20 years in the making and, during that time, many elegant solutions have been developed to keep the theme rich without a lot of rules. The game includes carriers and fighters, mines, cloaking, a very large technology tree, fifteen ship classes from scout to dreadnaught, merchant shipping, colonization, mining, terraforming, bases, shipyards, black holes, warp points, and non-player aliens, yet the rules are short and intuitive and the game can be finished on one sitting. This is NOT a game that is hard to get into. The playtest rules are only 8 pages long for the basic game and increase to 11 pages in length when the advanced rules are included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploration is easy (well, easy for you, it is actually dangerous for your ships) and fun and reveals different terrain (such as asteroids and nebulas) that affect your movement and your combat. The map is mounted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a game made by people who love the genre, but play other games too.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":388580640,"sku":"1108-20","price":58.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/Space_Empires_-_4X.jpg?v=1578608831","url":"https:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/products\/space-empires-4x","provider":"vaibhavhospital","version":"1.0","type":"link"}