Empires End Board Game

You lead a grand civilization at the height of its influence, but can you save it from collapse? In Empire's End, 2-4 players compete to keep calamity at bay. Empire's End marries the intuitive and elegant mechanism of reverse-bidding with engine-building, long-term planning, and strategic depth. The result is a game with a quick tempo, abundant tension, and multiple challenging paths to victory.

Lead a powerful civilisation through flood, famine, invasion and collapse in Empires End. Instead of building an empire from nothing, players begin at the height of prosperity and compete to preserve as much of it as possible. Disaster cards threaten specific territories, forcing rulers to spend scarce resources or accept that part of their civilisation will be devastated.

Each disaster creates a reverse auction. Players contribute resources to avoid taking the calamity until one ruler decides the price has become too high. That player suffers the damage but collects the resources already offered and gains a powerful innovation, turning adversity into a possible strategic advantage. The decision is therefore not simply whether to lose territory, but when accepting destruction produces the greatest return.

Locations provide different strengths and scoring opportunities, while conflicts create another test for the declining empires. A ruler who protects everything may exhaust the resources needed later, whereas controlled sacrifices can fund recovery and unlock useful abilities. Multiple paths to victory allow the surviving empire with the strongest final position to begin a new golden age.

• Reverse Disaster Auctions: Bid resources to avoid calamities until one ruler accepts the damage
• Productive Sacrifice: Gain the accumulated bids and a new innovation when taking a disaster
• Empire in Decline: Begin with a developed civilisation and decide which territories can be saved
• Innovation Effects: Turn previous losses into abilities that influence later rounds
• Resource Conservation: Balance immediate protection against the needs of future disasters and conflicts
• Multiple Victory Paths: Preserve locations and develop advantages through different survival strategies

Includes:

• 1 Double Sided Game Board
• 4 Player Screens
• 44 Location Tiles
• 11 Conflict Cards
• 77 Disaster Cards
• 160 Resource Tokens
• 8 Wooden Disaster Markers
• 4 Wooden Score Markers
• 1 Wooden First Player Marker
• 1 Wooden Turn Marker
• 16 Small Wooden Cubes
• 1 Rulebook
• 1 Custom Insert

Specifications:

• Manufacturer: Brotherwise Games
• Category: Board Game
• Subcategory: Civilisation Survival Reverse Auction and Resource Management Board Game
• Players: 2-4
• Age: 13+
• Play Time: 45-60 Minutes