- BGG rank
- BGG #11,154
- BGG rating
- 7.1
The War for the Union
- 2 players
- 360 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 1992
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,839
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Empires & Alliances
2018
Rules assistance for Empires & Alliances
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Empires & Alliances
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Empires & Alliances is a board game released in 2018 for 1–4 players. It was designed by Rob Beyma and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Hexagon Grid.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,484
- BGG rating
- 7.0
War Without Mercy
- 2–6 players
- 360 min
- Complexity 3.4/5
- 1998
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,117
- BGG rating
- 6.0
The Guns of August
- 2–6 players
- 360–1080 min
- Complexity 3.4/5
- 1981
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,438
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Burning Mountains 1916
- 2 players
- 180–240 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #18,451
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Durchbruch: The Austro-German attack at Caporetto October 1917
- 2 players
- 120–300 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,677
- BGG rating
- 8.1
1914: Twilight in the East
- 2–6 players
- 720–4000 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2007
- BGG rank
- BGG #9,829
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Fatal Alliances: The Great War 1914-1918
- 2–6 players
- 240–1200 min
- Complexity 4.1/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #13,780
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Gallipoli, 1915: Churchill's Greatest Gamble
- 1–4 players
- 240 min
- Complexity 4.3/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #18,127
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Schutztruppe: East African Guerilla Warfare, 1914-1918
- 2 players
- 240 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 1975
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,563
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Vimy Ridge: Arras Diversion
- 1–2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2013
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,071
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Brute Force: The War in the West, 1940-1945
- 1–6 players
- 360 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2003
- BGG rank
- BGG #25,072
- BGG rating
- 5.9
Waterloo: The Fate of France
- 2 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2007
About the game
Empires and Alliances is a strategic level simulation of the First World War. Players command the Central Powers and Allied forces that fought in Europe from 1914 to 1918. The map runs from the French Atlantic ports to Moscow and Rostov in the east. It includes St. Petersburg in the north and Italy and Greece (and the portion of the Ottoman Empire that encompasses modern day Turkey) in the south. There are off-board Boxes for the Caucasus and the Middle East. The basic unit is the corps with a few divisions. The armies set up in their historical mobilization sectors. There is a 1914 scenario which is played on all fronts. The Germans have to contend with a Russian advance as well as concentrating on the French. There is a nine-turn 1918 scenario where the Germans need to try to win quickly before American reinforcements overwhelm them. This scenario introduces tanks, stosstruppen, and air units. Then there is the four-year Campaign Game. Barring a quick victory in 1914, both players settle in for a war of attrition to exhaust their opponent. Complexity: 5 out of 10 Solitaire Suitability: 9 out of 10 Time Scale: 1 turn = 1 month Map Scale: Approximately 30 miles per hex Unit Scale: Corps with a few divisions Number of Players: 2 to 4 plus solitaire Playing Time: An evening for a 1 year scenario, a weekend for the Campaign Game —description from the publisher
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- Compass Games
Questions and answers
Empires & Alliances supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Empires & Alliances has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Empires & Alliances belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War I. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, 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 Empires & Alliances are: Rob Beyma. 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 Empires & Alliances 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.