Mega Empires: The West

Mega Empires is a board game for 5 to 9 players and covers the development of ancient civilisations over 8000 years of history. Western Empires can take up to 12 hours to complete, and still yet, it has a simple mechanism and is easy to learn. The players lead their civilizations, as they expand and collapse, from the Stone Age, through the Bronze Age to the end of the Iron Age. Mega Empires provides a full day of fun for larger groups.

Though it may seem at first glance, Mega Empires is not a wargame. Yes, conflict may be involved, but rather it is a game about history, culture, trade, development, and… calamities. The civilisations involved are all situated around the Mediterranean Sea. The Romans, The Egyptians, The Celts and The Minoans. Players develop their own unique civilisation in arts, crafts, science, civics and religion. Each player starts his civilisation with a single population token, 8000 BC, but grows and grows over time, and eventually cities can be built. Cities of course bring wealth and fortune, but also… natural calamities such as epidemics, famine or earthquakes, or civil calamities such as pirate attacks, slave revolts and civil disorder.

Can be combined with Mega Empires: The East for an even more mega game for upto 18 players!