Eight-Minute Empire

Eight-Minute Empire

By Acram Digital

  • Category: Games
  • Release Date: 2017-09-04
  • Current Version: 1.3.4
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 422.67 MB
  • Developer: Acram Digital
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Score: 4.50691
4.50691
From 217 Ratings
$4.99 On itunes

Description

The official version of the board game - Eight-Minute Empire, by Ryan Laukat. AWARDS & HONORS Our digital adaptation: 2017 Golden Geek Best Board Game App Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Best Mobile/Handheld Nominee The board game: 2013 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2013 Golden Geek Best Print & Play Board Game Nominee 2014 Gioco dell’Anno Nominee 2014 Hra roku Nominee Build an empire in around eight minutes! Recruit troops to strengthen your army Command your forces to acquire new provinces Challenge your friends all over the world Sail across the seas & build castles to expand your empire Eliminate enemy troops to weaken your adversaries Collect goods to increase your advantage Eight-Minute Empire, by Ryan Laukat, is a quick Civilization/Exploration game using card-driven area control. In Eight-Minute Empire, 2-5 players take turns selecting a card from the six displayed. This card gives the player a resource, and also has an action which the player takes immediately. Actions help players take over the map, but the resources are worth points at the end of the game, so players have to balance the two aspects. Players spread across the map in order to collect points at the end of the game by having majority control in regions and continents. Eight-Minute Empire is the super-quick area control game requiring tough decisions. It’s easy to learn and perfect for when you only have a few minutes. Features: - official Eight-Minute Empire game - great artwork - ingame interactive tutorial - languages: English, German, Dutch, Polish, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Traditional and Simplified, Russian - optimized for PC, smartphones and tablets - play with AI, with friends or both - pass and play mode - online multiplayer with synchronous and asynchronous modes - opponents' last moves replay - 3 levels of difficulty AIs with individual strategies - different maps - climate sounds and music - official rules plus extra additions - unique, original board game feel on your electronic device - colorblind mode - over 70 achievements

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Reviews

  • Pretty Much Perfect

    4
    By ph349397
    Could Acram just take over all digital board game design? The UI is insanely polished. I’ve played the game about a dozen times in 24 hours and I’m ready to take on higher AI difficulty. Edit: one thing I can’t stand about online multiplayer is that you can’t add AI players to a multiplayer game. Seems like this could be done and would make it easier for two people to play online multiplayer but not have to resort to a two player game.

  • Fast & good

    5
    By TheDudeAbided
    While many civilization building games are marathons, this one is more like a 100 yard dash. You play cards to gain resources, which you have to balance, and choose actions from city building, raising troops, moving your troops, naval movement, destroying enemies, etc. the objective is to control regions of the board and preferably continents which you do by gaining a majority. You have a limited number of turns and curren$y to work with, and often the game is over before you know it, generally 10 minutes or so. These limitations make a quick play, but they also mean that each movie has to be thought about pretty carefully, because you don’t have time to waste. Well done!

  • Great for busy people

    5
    By WRS15743
    I like civilization games but my schedule doesn’t allow for long gaming sessions. This game is perfect for people like me who like the genre but only have time for shorter games. I’m so glad to have stumbled upon this one! This is very well designed and user friendly. The rule book is a fast and clear read, and between that and a tutorial game you’re good to go. The AI seems balanced to me and I’m enjoying playing against it. Even though the games are brief the strategy is deep enough to keep it interesting without being overbearing. The perfect balance for a sort-of casual gamer like me. I’m glad the game board allows for easy zooming, because even on a large phone the map and icons are small. But the zoom function here is well done and very helpful for people like me who wear glasses. I find the pricing fair for a game of this quality. I’m glad there are good developers like this one and am happy to support their monetization model. Thank you, developers!

  • One of my go to’s

    5
    By BAC0NxANDxEGGS
    This is easily in my top 3 favorite games. Only issue I have it that it crashes between games.

  • Update fatigue

    2
    By pdxnik
    Are you guys seriously pushing out an update when you have a sale so you can put the 'Sale' banner on your icons? Because that's what it looks like.

  • Garbage game

    1
    By rrich123
    No intelligence at all. Wasting time.

  • Multi-player needs work.

    3
    By BrChuck
    This a fine, faithful adaptation of a very good board. I would easily add another two stars to my review when the following issues are addressed. Most importantly there are no time limits in an asynchronous game. This means when a player abandons a game, the game goes into limbo. I have two such games hanging as I write this post. Secondly, there does not appear to be a way to set a specific numbers of players in a multi-player game. So if I want to create a three player game, I have to be constantly watching the game lobby to start the game when the desired number of players join. I’m certain the developers will address this in a forthcoming update and I will happily revise the game’s rating at that time.

  • Fun for what it is

    4
    By Nycbuddha
    It's a well done little conquest game done with cards. It's limited but there's real skill involved in winning which I like. It's also quick, for those times you want a lighter games.

  • Great game

    5
    By dc8johnson
    I’ve only played a few times but this seems like a great game. 8 minutes is a bit aggressive but each game is definitely short. Looking forward to playing multiplayer.

  • Love it, Just like board game

    5
    By Fartinglsutiger
    I have all the board games. This game is awesome I especially like the multiplayer. Little discombobulated about paying $5 for mountains which has negligible general effect on the game but just consider it a helping fund the developers for making an iOS version.

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