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Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914
2021
Rules assistance for Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 150 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
Rules assistant for Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914
For 2 players
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Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 is a board game released in 2021 for 2 players and 150 minutes per game. It was designed by John Gorkowski and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Square Grid, and Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
As the guns of August were heard firing across Europe, the German Kaiserliche Marine began commerce raiding in the Pacific, targeting British shipping and colonial holdings to reduce their economic ability to fight on the continent. The Empire of Japan, eager to emerge as a global power and seeing an opportunity to expand at the expense of Germany's Asian and Pacific colonies, entered the Great War alongside their British allies. John Gorkowski's Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 depicts the struggle for control of Pacific sea lanes during the opening months of World War I. Its focus is largely on naval operations - on the cat-and-mouse dance of destroyers and battleships. The game presents its action at three different telescoping scales using nested playing surfaces, representing the area around Tsingtao at six miles per hex, the fight over the Asian Pacific at 240 miles per hex, and the entire Pacific Ocean at 1440 miles per zone. From the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile to the Siege of Tsingtao in China, this game elegantly captures the sweep of a forgotten chapter in the history of World War I. —description from the publisher
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- Hollandspiele
Questions and answers
Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 is 150 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Nautical, and World War I. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Square Grid, and Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 are: John Gorkowski. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Empire at Sunrise: The Great War in Asia, 1914 as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.