
Imperial 2030 is a game on its own based on the rules of Imperial The six powers (USA Europe Russia China India & Brazil) develop their industrial basis & build up armies & fleets They fight over control of neutral land & sea areas in order to become the most powerful nation worldwide In this game it is not the players who take turns but the six powers one after another The players are just internationally operating investors who act in the background By giving money to the six powers which all have their own treasuries the players influence the politics The biggest investor in each nation gains control of that nation&s government & decides what the nation will do As control of a government can change with each new investment players may control several governments at the same time As investors players should not get too attached to their preferred nation but rather focus on where their investments have the best rates of return Essentially the game is about money & not about military domination! Imperial 2030 was released at Essen 2009 by PD-Games & Rio Grande Games Compared to " Imperial" there will be some new features
- new wooden bits
- the Swiss Bank - a new 30 million bond to invest in
- more neutral territory generating higher taxation
- fewer home provinces
- control of canals (Panama & Suez) For those who already owned Imperial there was the opportunity to get only the new map & bonds at Essen &09 as it can be played with the old wooden bits as well Players 2-6 Playing time 120 minutes Ages 12