EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game Crazy Monkey Studios “Empire is so tight it squeaks, and I suspect it’s the best game I’ve played this year.” - pockettactics.com – 10/10 "T… TouchArcade Rating: $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details“Empire is so tight it squeaks, and I suspect it’s the best game I’ve played this year.” - pockettactics.com – 10/10 "This is the iPad game of the year. Highly polished." - ipadboardgames.org - 9/10 “With Empire, Burgun and co. strip back the 4X genre to its fundamental parts, add a few twists of their own, and then chuck in some deck-building strategy for fun.” - pocketgamer.co.uk – 8/10 The barbarous tribes who fought amongst themselves for so many aeons are at last able to come together to found a wondrous civilization. Is yours the first of its kind in this world, or one of many? No man knows, but what all men know is that their Empire must not only survive, but flourish! The world is full of terrible horrors, however, and they will wear away at your Empire from all sides. Natural resources have become more scarce. And perhaps worst of all, your powerful Empire has grown heavy and full of internal strife with its age. How long can you stand the pressures of survival before your Empire finally comes crumbling back down into the desolated earth from which it grew? -- EMPIRE introduces the world's first "Deck-Building 4X Strategy Game". EMPIRE is a quick, easy-to-learn yet difficult to master strategy/tactics game. FEATURES: - Choose from 3 unique emperors to play, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. - Procedurally generated worlds mean that no two games will be alike. Will you find valuable mountains to mine military materials from? Food-rich forests that will grow your Empire quickly? - A unique take on the deck building mechanism similar to those in Dominion, Puzzle Strike or Ascension. Your deck grows during the game, and it fills with both useful Action Cards, powerful Spell Cards, -- and also totally useless Strife Cards. Managing your deck is an important part of staying strong! - Dozens of interesting tactical cards featuring excellent art from concept artist Gilles Ketting. - A unique grid based tactical combat system. Use your Action and Spell cards to get the upper hand and destroy the enemy forces! - Unlike traditional 4X strategy games which not only take hours, but tend to become slow and boring late game, EMPIRE is a quick, elegant knife-fight of a game. - Fantastic graphics - Gather resources and boost your economy - Create a massive army and defend your fortress - Designed by indie game design superstar Keith Burgun, creator of 100 Rogues. We have tons of plans for the game in terms of future content additions, balance patches, extra game modes, and other support. Please check out our website at: http://empire-game.net/ Or come chat with us at our forums: http://www.dinofarmgames.com/forum/index.php?forums/empire.12/ Information Seller:Crazy Monkey Studios Genre:Board, Strategy Release:Oct 05, 2013 Updated:Sep 08, 2014 Version:1.3.2 Size:191.0 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (27) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal jeffyg3 Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2010 1,251 0 36 #2 jeffyg3, Jan 6, 2014 This game is definitely a must-have btw, and no IAP to boot iPadisGreat Well-Known Member Dec 10, 2012 2,391 0 0 #3 iPadisGreat, Jan 6, 2014 Does the update make Empire: The Deck Building Game less depressing to play? The premise of you are going to die soon just seems depressing... Card Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 818 6 18 Toronto Canada #4 Card, Jan 6, 2014 Sold. Thanks. Laenor Well-Known Member Apr 11, 2013 357 56 28 Paris, France #5 Laenor, Jan 6, 2014 Agreed, great game, very worth it PeteOzzy Well-Known Member Oct 30, 2013 4,596 3 0 Norwich, England #6 PeteOzzy, Jan 6, 2014 I adore this game. Came so close to putting it in my top 10 of the year so I wouldn't hesitate to pick it up if you like unique takes on roguelikes, Civilisation or any other 4X/Board Game ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,185 108 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #7 ColeDaddy, Jan 6, 2014 I've heard much about this game. Bought! Card Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2012 818 6 18 Toronto Canada #8 Card, Jan 6, 2014 Last edited: Jan 6, 2014 Can anyone link a FAQ? I'm pretty horrible at this game. =) jeffyg3 Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2010 1,251 0 36 #9 jeffyg3, Jan 6, 2014 stop depressing me :'( I don't think it's depressing, makes it chellenging to survive maybe. Xexist Well-Known Member May 6, 2010 2,440 1 0 Canada #10 Xexist, Jan 6, 2014 I love a good chellenge mrbiggles Well-Known Member Jul 3, 2012 3,691 0 0 Like retired USA #11 mrbiggles, Jan 6, 2014 ok looks fun for $1. an easy GE get Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,588 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #12 Greyskull, Jan 6, 2014 Fun and deep; reminiscent of Masters of Magic. Having said that, you should keep a piece of scrap paper handy to take notes. At .99 cents-just buy it. Bool Zero Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,922 0 36 #13 Bool Zero, Jan 7, 2014 I bought it at full price and will say that it is a steal at.99¢! skeevs Member Jan 12, 2010 24 0 1 #14 skeevs, Jan 7, 2014 Put my money down on this one finally! Looks good ! Wow, good production values seriously. Andre Well-Known Member Apr 11, 2012 3,643 2 38 #15 Andre, Jan 7, 2014 Bought it. Thank you. iPadisGreat Well-Known Member Dec 10, 2012 2,391 0 0 #16 iPadisGreat, Jan 7, 2014 99¢ is an impulse buy price, but at 0.99¢, that is an absolute no brainer. just download it. Nachtfischer Well-Known Member Feb 7, 2013 230 8 18 Game Designer Germany https://ludokultur.de/ #17 Nachtfischer, Jan 7, 2014 Last edited: Jan 7, 2014 Well, an official victory condition was added recently. The coming 1.3 update will add huge things again (besides gameplay improvements, probably a EXP meta game including dynamic difficulty adjustments, also there are ideas for new modes like story/adventure). Plus, since 1.2 you start with less Strife cards, so the early battles aren't as frustrating anymore. This was my GAME OF THE YEAR by the way. I recommend it to any serious gamer. Actually, to everybody. It's worth far more than 0,99 gameplay-wise and it'll even get expanded further with future patches. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #18 ScotDamn, Jan 7, 2014 I was saddened when the release version was solved. That put a damper on it. The update added leaders with their own unique traits for different approaches and mixed things up. It's better because of it. Now I can easily recommend this game to strategy fans in general. paradsecar Well-Known Member Jun 27, 2012 104 0 0 #19 paradsecar, Apr 10, 2014 On sale for $0.99 again. This has been on my Watch List for a while. Worth picking up? Nachtfischer Well-Known Member Feb 7, 2013 230 8 18 Game Designer Germany https://ludokultur.de/ #20 Nachtfischer, Apr 10, 2014 Totally. There'll probably be even another patch adding to it and polishing it some more. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. 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Does the update make Empire: The Deck Building Game less depressing to play? The premise of you are going to die soon just seems depressing...
I adore this game. Came so close to putting it in my top 10 of the year so I wouldn't hesitate to pick it up if you like unique takes on roguelikes, Civilisation or any other 4X/Board Game
Fun and deep; reminiscent of Masters of Magic. Having said that, you should keep a piece of scrap paper handy to take notes. At .99 cents-just buy it.
Well, an official victory condition was added recently. The coming 1.3 update will add huge things again (besides gameplay improvements, probably a EXP meta game including dynamic difficulty adjustments, also there are ideas for new modes like story/adventure). Plus, since 1.2 you start with less Strife cards, so the early battles aren't as frustrating anymore. This was my GAME OF THE YEAR by the way. I recommend it to any serious gamer. Actually, to everybody. It's worth far more than 0,99 gameplay-wise and it'll even get expanded further with future patches.
I was saddened when the release version was solved. That put a damper on it. The update added leaders with their own unique traits for different approaches and mixed things up. It's better because of it. Now I can easily recommend this game to strategy fans in general.