Non capisco come sia possibile che non mi abbia esaltato. Le premesse ci sono tutte; tattica, fortuna zero, soldi, guerra, finanza, bluff....insomma forse mi aspettavo qualcosa di diverso da Imperial. Sarà che il non controllare personalmente una nazione fino alla fine anche se magari può accadere, ma ritrovarsi fra le mani altre nazioni o perderle dopo che hai fatto una gran fatica a farle crescere, mi destabilizza un pò....forse era la stanchezza insomma via...dovrò rigiocarci per riuscire ad apprezzare un gioco che a detta di tanti è un capolavoro.
From the rulebook:
Europe in the age of imperialism. International investors try to achieve the greatest influence in Europe. With their bonds, they control the politics of the six imperial nations: Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Great Britain, the German Empire, and Russia. The nations erect factories, build fleets, and deploy armies. The investors watch as their nations expand, wage wars, levy taxes, and collect the proceeds. Since the European nations are under the shifting influence of different investors, new strategic alliances and conflicts arise between them again and again!
Each player represents an international investor. Only he who succeeds in increasing his capital and gaining influence in the most powerful European nations will win the imperial competition.
Imperial is a varied strategy game without the luck of dice or cards. Two to six players, from about twelve years and up, take on the role of imperial investors. The duration of the game is about two to three hours.
- Imperial