2014Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
- Videos
- 80
- Creators
- 58
2 players20 minLight weight

2024Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
Mainly reviews. Star Realms: Rise of Empire is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 15 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Star Realms: Rise of Empire is a new standalone pre-quel to the popular Star Realm series game with 141 cards, and a 12-game legacy scenario campaign. Rise of Empire introduces three brand new factions: the Consortium, the Scavengers, and the Kingdom and takes players on an epic adventure over the course of 12 scenarios where players will permanently alter the market deck cards while tracking their battle wins and losses. Players will compete to achieve various objectives, earning them Campaign Victory Points and unlocking the secrets of the worlds around them. Rise of Empire can be played stand-alone or combined with all previous Star Realms content after you've finished the campaign. -description from the publisher
Learn to play
Star Realms: Rise of Empire has 26 videos from 20 creators: 15 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Star Realms: Rise of Empire Part 1 || GAMEPLAY & How to Play | Play the Game Episode 13" by Play The Game HQ, which runs 48 min. For a quicker teach, "OFPG - Star Realms: Rise of Empire Preview" by Our Family Plays Games runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Star Realms Rise of Empire - DT Preview with Mark Streed" by The Dice Tower. 13 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "PART 2 | Star Realms Rise of Empire Scenarios 3&4 || Play the Game Episode 14" by Play The Game HQ, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Star Realms, Hero Realms, Star Realms: Frontiers and Robot Quest Arena, also by Robert Dougherty.
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2014Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
2 players20 minLight weight
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2 - 4 players20 minLight weight
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1 - 4 players20 - 45 minLight weight
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2 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Star Realms: Rise of Empire is a new standalone pre-quel to the popular Star Realm series game with 141 cards, and a 12-game legacy scenario campaign. Rise of Empire introduces three brand new factions: the Consortium, the Scavengers, and the Kingdom and takes players on an epic adventure over the course of 12 scenarios where players will permanently alter the market deck cards while tracking their battle wins and losses. Players will compete to achieve various objectives, earning them Campaign Victory Points and unlocking the secrets of the worlds around them. Rise of Empire can be played stand-alone or combined with all previous Star Realms content after you've finished the campaign. -description from the publisher
Designers
Robert Dougherty, Darwin Kastle
Publisher
Wise Wizard Games
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