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Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

2024·Paul Elpers

Videos
18
Creators
12

Mainly reviews. Gempire: Zarmund's Demands is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 3 unboxings.

3 - 5 players
45 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

From BoardGameGeek

Gempire is the strategic hidden-action, city-building board game with different victory conditions virtually every time you play! King Zarmund is holding a grand competition to decide his new capital city! He'll make 3 random demands at the beginning of the game. The first architect to satisfy any 2 of these 3 demands wins the game! However, do you want to know the best part about Gempire? You NEVER have to wait your turn! That's right! EVERY player uses their own secret planning dry-erase book to choose their actions every round, and the entire group reveals their choices simultaneously! Now you can get the most action out of the limited time you have with your gaming buddies! Using your secret Gempire planning book and your unpredictable wit, build up your city's population, gold, culture, and science and try to meet King Zarmund's random Demands in ways that your friends never saw coming! Upgrade your city, renovate your palace, and discover technologies that give you a leg up on your undeveloped opponents. Most of all, let NONE of them predict what you are writing! Always try to stay one step ahead and be the one laughing manically when the books fly open! The re-playability of this game doesn't just stop at the victory conditions though! Every game, there will be a different combination of 5 useful technologies the players can discover to boost themselves to the finish line! Also, the rewards received for upgrading your palace are different every game as well! You truly will need to adapt and fine-tune your strategy every time you play this game! If you are looking for a unique and highly engaging strategy game, Gempire is the game you've always wanted. There are no random, unforeseeable events that destroy your strategy. There is no way for vengeful opponents to easily ruin all your hard work planning a strategy (except for having a better one of course!) There are no unbalanced characters or races. And dice results are available for EVERY player, meaning no more losing just because the dice won't fall your way! Every player has the exact same opportunities 100% of the time. This game is purely a battle of brains! It's up to you to outsmart your friends to victory! -description from the designer

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

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Learn to play

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | First Introduction4:57

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | First Introduction

Gem Time Games

Gem Time Games

Review

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Gempire: Zarmund's Demands8:00

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Watch it played

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Preview Playthrough | Optimal Play1:25:33

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Preview Playthrough | Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Which Gempire: Zarmund's Demands video should I watch?

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands has 18 videos from 12 creators: 8 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs and 3 unboxings. They date from 2021 to October 2023.

To learn the rules, start with "Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | First Introduction" by Gem Time Games, which runs 5 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Boardgame Mechanics Review Gempire: Zarmund's Demands" by The Boardgame Mechanics. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Preview Playthrough | Optimal Play" by Optimal Play, one of 3 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Wonder Woods, Skull King, Duel for Cardia or Velonimo, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - 5 Reasons to be Excited about this great board game on KickstarterReview11:17

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - 5 Reasons to be Excited about this great board game on Kickstarter

BoxedMeeples

BoxedMeeples

Gempire Zarmunds Demands ReviewReview8:50

Gempire Zarmunds Demands Review

Frank N Dice

Frank N Dice

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Overview & ReviewReview37:23

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Overview & Review

eNVy Board Gaming

eNVy Board Gaming

Kickstarter Preview | Gempire: Zarmund's DemandsReview12:24

Kickstarter Preview | Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Get A First Look At The Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Board Game on Kickstarter!Unboxing8:22

Get A First Look At The Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Board Game on Kickstarter!

Legendary Tactics

Legendary Tactics

Gempire Zarmund's Demands: a Gizmo PreviewReview46:32

Gempire Zarmund's Demands: a Gizmo Preview

GizmoBoardGames

GizmoBoardGames

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Gempire: Zarmund's DemandsReview8:00

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Kickstarter Preview and Gameplay OverviewReview21:49

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Kickstarter Preview and Gameplay Overview

Board Game Rundown

Board Game Rundown

Unboxing | Gempire: Zarmund's DemandsUnboxing24:54

Unboxing | Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Gempire Zarmund's Demands Overview & ReviewReview26:44

Gempire Zarmund's Demands Overview & Review

Board Game Empire

Board Game Empire

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Preview Playthrough | Optimal PlayPlaythrough1:25:33

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Preview Playthrough | Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - A Casual How To Play Explanation | Optimal PlayHow to play29:29

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - A Casual How To Play Explanation | Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | First Introduction4:57

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | First Introduction

Gem Time Games

Gem Time Games

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - A Casual How To Play Explanation | Optimal Play29:29

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - A Casual How To Play Explanation | Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - a rules breakdown20:19

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - a rules breakdown

The Meeple Society

The Meeple Society

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | Tutorial17:00

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | Tutorial

Gem Time Games

Gem Time Games

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Gempire: Zarmund's Demands8:00

The Boardgame Mechanics Review Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - 5 Reasons to be Excited about this great board game on Kickstarter11:17

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands - 5 Reasons to be Excited about this great board game on Kickstarter

BoxedMeeples

BoxedMeeples

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Kickstarter Preview and Gameplay Overview21:49

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Kickstarter Preview and Gameplay Overview

Board Game Rundown

Board Game Rundown

Gempire Zarmund's Demands Overview & Review26:44

Gempire Zarmund's Demands Overview & Review

Board Game Empire

Board Game Empire

Gempire Zarmunds Demands Review8:50

Gempire Zarmunds Demands Review

Frank N Dice

Frank N Dice

Kickstarter Preview | Gempire: Zarmund's Demands12:24

Kickstarter Preview | Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Gempire Zarmund's Demands: a Gizmo Preview46:32

Gempire Zarmund's Demands: a Gizmo Preview

GizmoBoardGames

GizmoBoardGames

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Overview & Review37:23

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Overview & Review

eNVy Board Gaming

eNVy Board Gaming

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Preview Playthrough | Optimal Play1:25:33

Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Preview Playthrough | Optimal Play

Optimal Play

Optimal Play

How to Play Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | Live play & teach with designer Paul Elpers2:32:14

How to Play Gempire: Zarmund's Demands | Live play & teach with designer Paul Elpers

Board Game Rundown

Board Game Rundown

GEMPIRE: ZARMUND's DEMANDS Board Game / FULL GAME Playthrough / Upcoming KICKSTARTER1:53:14

GEMPIRE: ZARMUND's DEMANDS Board Game / FULL GAME Playthrough / Upcoming KICKSTARTER

Legendary Tactics

Legendary Tactics

Gempire Zarmund's Demands Unboxing8:57

Gempire Zarmund's Demands Unboxing

Board Game Empire

Board Game Empire

Unboxing | Gempire: Zarmund's Demands24:54

Unboxing | Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

Sir Thecos

Sir Thecos

Get A First Look At The Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Board Game on Kickstarter!8:22

Get A First Look At The Gempire: Zarmund's Demands Board Game on Kickstarter!

Legendary Tactics

Legendary Tactics

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Optimal Play
2 videos of this game
Sir Thecos
Sir Thecos
2 videos of this game
BoxedMeeples
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eNVy Board Gaming
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About Gempire: Zarmund's Demands

From BoardGameGeek:

Gempire is the strategic hidden-action, city-building board game with different victory conditions virtually every time you play! King Zarmund is holding a grand competition to decide his new capital city! He'll make 3 random demands at the beginning of the game. The first architect to satisfy any 2 of these 3 demands wins the game! However, do you want to know the best part about Gempire? You NEVER have to wait your turn! That's right! EVERY player uses their own secret planning dry-erase book to choose their actions every round, and the entire group reveals their choices simultaneously! Now you can get the most action out of the limited time you have with your gaming buddies! Using your secret Gempire planning book and your unpredictable wit, build up your city's population, gold, culture, and science and try to meet King Zarmund's random Demands in ways that your friends never saw coming! Upgrade your city, renovate your palace, and discover technologies that give you a leg up on your undeveloped opponents. Most of all, let NONE of them predict what you are writing! Always try to stay one step ahead and be the one laughing manically when the books fly open! The re-playability of this game doesn't just stop at the victory conditions though! Every game, there will be a different combination of 5 useful technologies the players can discover to boost themselves to the finish line! Also, the rewards received for upgrading your palace are different every game as well! You truly will need to adapt and fine-tune your strategy every time you play this game! If you are looking for a unique and highly engaging strategy game, Gempire is the game you've always wanted. There are no random, unforeseeable events that destroy your strategy. There is no way for vengeful opponents to easily ruin all your hard work planning a strategy (except for having a better one of course!) There are no unbalanced characters or races. And dice results are available for EVERY player, meaning no more losing just because the dice won't fall your way! Every player has the exact same opportunities 100% of the time. This game is purely a battle of brains! It's up to you to outsmart your friends to victory! -description from the designer

Designer

Paul Elpers

Artists

Paul Elpers, Wouter F. Goedkoop

Publisher

Gem Time Games LLC

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