
- BGG rank
- BGG #7
- BGG rating
- 8.6
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
- 3–6 players
- 240–480 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2017

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Federation and Empire: The Hurricane is an expansion for Federation & Empire released in 2011 for 2–7 players. It was designed by Chuck Strong and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
From the publisher: This is the six-sector version of the classic Federation & Empire Scenario 603 The Hurricane. It originally appeared in three parts in Captain's Log #41, Captain's Log #41 Supplemental File, and Captain's Log #42. Scenario 603 The Hurricane was one of the scenarios in the Federation & Empire boxed strategic game. It covers the period from the Romulan Invasion of the Federation to the final collapse of the Coalition Offensive at the very gates (well, starbases) of the Federation's capital region. The original scenario was one big thing, but this version (fully updated for all of the expansions) divides the campaign into six sectors (Hydran Front, Kzinti Front, Gorn-Romulan Front, Federation-Romulan front, and two sectors of the Klingon-Federation front. Players can play just one sector for an evening's game, or combine multiple sectors for a weekend of gaming, or spend an entire week on the entire campaign.
Federation and Empire: The Hurricane supports 2–7 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.
Federation and Empire: The Hurricane belongs to these categories: Wargame, Expansion for Base-game, and Space Exploration. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling 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 Federation and Empire: The Hurricane are: Chuck Strong. 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 Federation and Empire: The Hurricane as an expansion for Federation & Empire. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Federation & Empire to use it. Check that your edition of Federation & Empire is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.