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Apr 7, 2022·How to play·10:08·9·Watch on YouTube

First Empires - How to Play

Watch “First Empires - How to Play,” a how-to-play guide for First Empires on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by the creator on YouTube:

Learn how to play of First Empires board game - we're rules teaching in the clearest, concise way, so hopefully you can skip most of the rulebook and just play! Find out how you can be part of Meeple University member to get access to exclusive perks, like exclusive badge next to your name (when commenting on our videos), and emojis in chat and live stream chats! : https://www.youtube.com/meepleuniversity/join INDEX 00:00 Start 00:36 Game appraisal 01:06 Game setup 02:32 Overview 03:52 Rolling dice 04:18 Movement & conquest 06:37 Advancement 08:23 Achievements 08:59 End game Thank you Eric B. Vogel, the designer, to go over the video for us :) Join our Discord channel for board game talks, chatting, and connect with others alike - https://discord.gg/JUNsVty NEW SHOP! Meeple University has a fun merchandise shop, where you can find stuff we talked about in live playthrough, our other videos, and just board game nerdy stuff in general! Check it our here - https://meepleuniversity.creator-spring.com/ Connect with Stella & Tarrant: YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/meepleuniversity?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/meeple_university/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MeepleU Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/meepleuniversity Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/meepleuniversity/ Meeple University Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/meepleuniversitycommunity/ Website - https://www.meepleuniversity.com We're also on The Dice Tower Network - https://www.dicetower.com/contributors/meeple-university By Meeple University - Tarrant Falcke and Stella Jahja Board Game Geek Link- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353304/first-empires Hi everyone! Stella & Tarrant here. Thanks for watching! If you could please help us like the video, subscribe and comments if you find it useful and will help others to find the video and seeing your comments. That would help us a lot. Small gesture (even thumbs down, thou we prefer up lol) would help us a lot. And if you comment, I'll try to get back to you soon, and it's usually Stella, about 98 percent hehe. Many thanks for your support. Love from Down Under 🥰🙏🦘 Game is provided by publisher. If you want your board games to be featured in Meeple University channel, email us with the rulebook at meeple.uni@gmail.com - or go here for more information - https://www.meepleuniversity.com/work-with-us/ #meepleuniversity #boardgame #FirstEmpiresBoardGame

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First Empires

First Empires

2022·Eric B. Vogel

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Mainly reviews. First Empires is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 10 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 3 unboxings.

2 - 5 players
45 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About First Empires, from BoardGameGeek:

"The time of small nations is past, the time of empires begins." - Chamberlain What if all of world history had unfolded differently? What if the great empires of our history had never come into being? What if other forgotten civilizations had passed into posterity in their place? The defeated could have been the victors, and the colonizers could have been the colonized - after all, empires are won and lost on a roll of the dice! In First Empires, each player takes control of the fate of an ancient nation through a player board, meeples, and cards. The game lasts a number of rounds depending on the player count, and on a turn you roll dice based on how you've developed your empire board. The six sides of the dice correspond to the five abilities on your board. To expand to new territories or invade opponents, you need to unlock movement ability; to annex a territory, you have to outnumber the current occupant or have a "sword" result on the dice, with the inhabitants then fleeing elsewhere. The dice also allow you develop your player board by using the die face that corresponds to the improvement and controlling an associated territory. You can gain more dice and additional re-rolls, while also unlocking achievement cards. At game's end, you earn points based on played achievement cards, points unlocked on your personal board, and the sum of cities under your control.

Designer

Eric B. Vogel

Artist

Jérémie Fleury

Publisher

Sand Castle Games

Categories

CivilizationTerritory Building

Mechanics

Area MovementDice Rolling
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