If you're a fan of engine-building card games with a strong civilization theme and direct player interaction, Imperial Settlers offers a satisfying experience. Its unique faction abilities and resource management make for engaging strategic play.
- Asymmetrical factions offer diverse strategies
- Satisfying engine-building and resource management
- Engaging card play with multiple uses
- Direct player interaction through raiding
- Can feel a bit "multiplayer solitaire"
- Learning curve for faction unique abilities
About the game
What you do in a play session
Expansions
Published additional content
Brettspiel Easter Basket 2016
Imperial Settlers: 3 Is a Magic Number
Imperial Settlers: Amazons
Imperial Settlers: Atlanteans
Imperial Settlers: Aztecs
Imperial Settlers: Aztecs – Common cards
Imperial Settlers: Council Promo
Imperial Settlers: Diplomacy Promo Tiles
Imperial Settlers: Expedition Tokens
Imperial Settlers: Marketplace
Imperial Settlers: Rise of the Empire
Imperial Settlers: Ruins
Imperial Settlers: Storage Tiles
Imperial Settlers: We Didn't Start The Fire
Imperial Settlers: Why Can't We Be Friends
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Rules videos
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In English
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Imperial Settlers - How To Play, by Watch It Played
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Imperial Settlers - Instructional video
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Overview of Imperial Settlers
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How to play Imperial Settlers (In less than three minutes!)
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Imperial Settlers Set Up and Overview
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How it works: Deckbuilding in Imperial Settlers
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The Chalk - Origins 2015 - Imperial Settlers Atlanteans Preview
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Nooblets Explain Imperial Settlers
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play through Imperial settlers part 1
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A Dicey "Walkthrough Review" of: Imperial Settlers!
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Imperial Settlers Intro/Gameplay/Review
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Store Your Chit: Episode 1 - Imperial Settlers + Expansions
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