Review
Empires: Age of Discovery
Empires: Age of Discovery is a dependable six-player game that becomes much tighter when everyone arrives ready to pay attention. With different nations in play, this session stayed close to the finish.
- Published
- 2015
- Designer
- Glenn Drover
- Publisher
- Eagle-Gryphon Games
- Players
- 2–6
- Playing time
- 150 min
Empires: Age of Discovery is one of those games that settles happily onto the table when the whole group already knows it. Six people fit around it well; we pick different nations and get on with the evening.
This time, though, it was far more competitive than our usual games. Perhaps there was no hidden layer we had suddenly uncovered. Perhaps we were simply rested, sober, and giving our moves a little thought before making them. After a Tuesday at work, that can feel like a deluxe edition.
Perhaps there was no hidden layer we had suddenly uncovered.
WhiteColarGamer
The result was another close finish, and the choices attached to the different nations mattered more because everyone was watching for them. The game had not changed. We had merely given it the attention it asks for.
It is not the discovery of the year, but for a group of six who already know it, Empires: Age of Discovery remains quietly excellent when everyone decides to play properly.
It is not the discovery of the year, but for a group of six who already know it, Empires: Age of Discovery remains quietly excellent when everyone decides to play properly.
WhiteColarGamer
Source: BoardGameGeek
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