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The Year Of The 5 Emperors

Extend your influence network in the Empire to seize power and become the true emperor of Rome! Prepare for your rise to power by purchasing cards and constructing your influence network (deck). Choose the right time to declare yourself Emperor. Once you do, deploy your legions,...

Players

2-5

Time

30-60

Age

12+

Weight

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Rating

6.90

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The Year of the 5 Emperors has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.

Teach 2.3

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Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

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The Year of the 5 Emperors has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.

Replay value

The Year of the 5 Emperors has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts.

Luck profile

The Year of the 5 Emperors has a moderate level of randomness impact, where random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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Extend your influence network in the Empire to seize power and become the true emperor of Rome! Prepare for your rise to power by purchasing cards and constructing your influence network (deck). Choose the right time to declare yourself Emperor. Once you do, deploy your legions, fulfill objectives, and defeat the other pretenders. Be careful though, because most of the objectives can be stolen from you during the game. The first pretender to control 4 objectives at the same time will become the true emperor or Rome... This game was created in partnership with Lyon's Lugdunum - Musée et Théâtres romains with support from the museum's scientific team.

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