#27: Ascending Empires (Mark's Top 100 2022)

Ascending Empires

BoardGameGeek

• rank: 1,258
• rating: 7.2
• published: 2011

Print Status

• way out of print

Why It's On The List

• For a game of space conquest (complete with a tech tree), it zips along at a blistering pace. Turns are short, decisions are tricky, scores are close, and there are multiple ways to victory. Plus, you get to flick stuff!

Tips & Tricks:

• As much as I love flicking games (Catacombs, Carabande, etc.), the flicking here is not the whole game - it's just a part of a much larger space-empire building game.
• The game scales really well from 2-4 players - which is odd, considering it has a four-quadrant map.
• There are even some official variants for the game posted on the Geek... both of which are quite good.
• Combat is NOT the most important thing in the game. While you can't ignore it, it won't win you the game by itself.

Extras

• My Opinionated Gamers review of Ascending Empires... with lots more information and my thoughts on all the whining about the puzzle-cut boards.