{"product_id":"twilight-imperium-third-edition","title":"Twilight Imperium (Third Edition)","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align:center\"\u003eTwilight Imperium 3rd Edition\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommended for Ages 14 \u0026amp; up \u003cbr\u003e3-6 Players\u003cbr\u003e240 minutes playtime\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwilight Imperium Third Edition is an epic empire-building game of interstellar conflict, trade, and struggle for power. Players take the roles of ancient galactic civilizations, each seeking to seize the imperial throne via warfare, diplomacy, and technological progression. With geomorphic board tiles, exquisite plastic miniatures, hundreds of cards, and introducing a rich set of strategic dimensions that allows each player to refocus their game-plan, the original designer (Christian T. Petersen) has seamlessly incorporated the better qualities of other recently popular games to improve on the game-play of the original TI, making it at once perfectly well-rounded and pleasantly familiar to experienced gamers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTI3 is played by at least three players who belong to ten possible alien races, each with their own advantages and quirks. The 'designer notes' in the rulebook candidly and humbly acknowledge the inspiration for some of the improvements to the original game. The strategic game-play borrows the governing element from Puerto Rico to involve players in an iteratively complex and yet fast-paced game experience with very little downtime. The game map, basic player progress and overall victory are dynamically determined in almost exactly the same way as they are by imaginative players of Catan, while the \"Command\" system cleverly improves on the 'oil' logistical mechanism of Attack! to both manage turn-based activity and limit the size of armies, uniquely enabling weakened players to bounce back if they play their cards right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Twilight Imperium Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRe-implements:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twilight Imperium (Second Edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpanded by:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twilight Imperium (Third Edition): Shattered Empire\u003cbr\u003e Twilight Imperium (Third Edition): Shards of the Throne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRe-implemented in:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/12493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRead More on Board Game Geek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristian T. Petersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Schomburg\u003cbr\u003eBrian Schomburg\u003cbr\u003eTyler Walpole\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Game Geek Category(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCivilization\u003cbr\u003eNegotiation\u003cbr\u003ePolitical\u003cbr\u003eScience Fiction\u003cbr\u003eSpace Exploration\u003cbr\u003eWargame\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Game Geek Mechanic(s): \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAction Points\u003cbr\u003eArea-Impulse\u003cbr\u003eDice Rolling\u003cbr\u003eFollow\u003cbr\u003eHexagon Grid\u003cbr\u003eIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources\u003cbr\u003eModular Board\u003cbr\u003ePlayer Elimination\u003cbr\u003eTile Placement\u003cbr\u003eTrading\u003cbr\u003eVariable Phase Order\u003cbr\u003eVariable Player Powers\u003cbr\u003eVoting\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Restock (As)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32271259271226,"sku":"FFPTI03","price":149.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/3126\/2010\/products\/pic4128153.jpg?v=1614063314","url":"https:\/\/binderpos-dev2.myshopify.com\/products\/twilight-imperium-third-edition","provider":"BinderPOS Limited (dev2)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}