Time of Empires

In Time of Empires, lead a civilsation through the ages from atiquity through the Middle Ages and the Industirual Revolution to modern times.

Each period of time (age) spans an in game century which luckily for you is only 9 minutes. Other players will be competing through the action phase simultaneously with you in real time. Your two 30-second sand timers will trigger your actions — expanding your territory, building wonders, and discovering new technologies — while a soundtrack keeps the tempo of history. You probably won’t be able to look everywhere at the same time, so try to ensure that you don’t overlook a potential attack because you’re too busy helping to complete a wonder!

• 4 Common boards
• 4 Player boards
• 4 Leader tiles
• 12 Terrain tiles
• 8 Sand timers
• 16 Sand timer caps (rubber)
• 80 Population tokens
• 80 Building tokens
• Resource tokens
• 118 Cards

Each player chooses a civilization and takes the corresponding player board and token.

Shuffle the event cards and place them in a face-down deck.

Shuffle the era cards and place them in a face-down deck, then draw the top four cards and place them in a row face-up.

Each player starts with one coin and one resource cube of each type.

The player with the lowest total victory points takes the first turn, then play proceeds clockwise. Players can perform two actions on their turn.

Gather resources: Take one or two resource cubes from the supply.

Trade resources: Trade two of the same resource cube for one of a different type.

Build a building: Spend the required resources and coins to build a building from your player board.

Hire a leader: Spend the required resources and coins to hire a leader from your player board.

Move your token: Move your token to a new era card, paying the cost shown on the card if necessary.

The game ends after a set number of turns, depending on the number of players. Count up the victory points from your buildings, leaders, era cards, and any remaining coins.

The player with the most victory points wins!