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Box comparison of 1st Edition and 3rd Edition Twilight Imperium box Size
1st Ed. w/all expansions
From small beginnings to almost galactic emperor to just one of heard.
First edition

Twilight Imperium (1997)

Players
2–6
Best: 4, 5, 6
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
12+
6.58
Average rating
729
Ratings
3.46/5
Weight
#6043
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Christian T. Petersen
Artist:Bill Heagy
Publisher:Fantasy Flight Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 9, Luck 7, Interaction 7, Complexity 6.9, Theme 6
Strategy9.0
Luck7.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity6.9
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

PoliticalCivilizationScience FictionWargameNegotiationSpace ExplorationTile PlacementModular BoardVariable Player PowersVotingHexagon GridDice Rolling

Overview

Sprawling game of space faring races out to dominate known space.

This game combines a number of elements from other game systems into a unique package. Hex tiles create the game board and each player begins with a race with unique powers. The game focuses heavily on a political voting phase and a web of trade agreements between players.

Part of the Twilight Imperium Series / Family.

Expanded with:

Twilight Imperium: Borderlands Twilight Imperium: Distant Suns Twilight Imperium: Twilight Armada Twilight Imperium: The Outer Rim

Re-implemented in:

Twilight Imperium: Second Edition Twilight Imperium: Third Edition Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition)

Expansions

Twilight Imperium: Distant Suns
Twilight Imperium: The Outer Rim
Twilight Imperium: Borderlands
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