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Rules assistance for Extra Impetus 2
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Extra Impetus 2
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Extra Impetus 2 is an expansion for Impetus released in 2009 for 2 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Lorenzo Sartori and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
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About the game
The second supplement for Impetus, including a campaign game, tutorials, rules clarifications, and 50 new army lists from three different periods: The Roman Empire Early Imperial Romans Early Germans Jewish Revolts Dacians Later Sarmatians Alans Middle Imperial Romans Sassanid Persians Palmyra Arab-Aramaic Kingdoms Pre-Islamic Arabs Armenians Ancient Britons Caledonians Early Irish Picts Alamanni Late Imperial Romans (West) Late Imperial Romans (East) Early Visigoths or Thervingi Moors The Year 1000 Normans in Normandy Anglo-Danish Danish or Norwegians (Vikings) Norse Irish Welsh Normans in Sicily Sicilian Arabs Nikephorian Byzantines Konstantinian Byzantines Early French Eastern Franks and Ottonians Papal States Magyars Later Longobards The Crusades in Holy Land Early Fatimids Later Fatimids Seljuq Turks Sultinate of Rum Early Komnenian Byzantines Later Komnenian Byzantines Cilician Armenians Syrian States Ayyubid Egyptians Early Crusaders Later Crusaders Latin Empire Empire of Nicaea Despotate of Epiros Second Bulgar Empire
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Dadi & Piombo
Questions and answers
Extra Impetus 2 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 Extra Impetus 2 is 90 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.
The catalogue lists Extra Impetus 2 for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Extra Impetus 2 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.
Extra Impetus 2 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Medieval. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling. 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 Extra Impetus 2 are: Lorenzo Sartori. 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 Extra Impetus 2 as an expansion for Impetus. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Impetus to use it. Check that your edition of Impetus is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.