Tabletop games
Imperial 2030
PD-Verlag, 2009
Imperial 2030 is a tabletop game published by PD-Verlag in 2009. It is played with 2 to 6 players, from age 12 and in about 120 to 180 minutes.
- players
- 2–6
- minutes
- 120–180
- years
- 12+
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The box
- Publishers
- PD-Verlag, Cranio Creations, Egmont Polska, The Game Master BV, Hobby World, Pensamento Coletivo
- Designer
- Mac Gerdts
- Artwork
- Alexander Jung
- Year of release
- 2009
About the game
Imperial is a German-style board game designed by Mac Gerdts in which the object is to accumulate wealth in the form of bond holdings in successful countries and cash. Players take on the role of international financiers who purchase government bonds in the six pre-World War I empires of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia. The principal bondholder of a nation gains control of its government and can order importation or production of armaments and ships; maneuvering of military units; construction of factories; and taxation. During play, an investor card is passed around which allows the purchase of additional bonds. A rondel – a wheel-shaped game mechanism with eight different options – is used to determine the options available to a country. The game box states that it is for 2–6 players, but a developer-supported variant allows play with seven. Imperial 2030 is a follow-up game released in 2009 with similar mechanics.More from PD-Verlag
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