Eight-minute Empire May 2026

The game focuses on efficiency and tough choices, as your total number of turns is strictly limited by the number of players.

: Players start with a fixed amount of coins (e.g., 11 coins in a 3-player game) and must bid at the start to determine turn order. Popular Editions Eight-Minute Empire

: A standalone sequel that adds modular boards, asymmetric player powers, and more fantasy-themed aggressive mechanics like destroying enemy troops. Digital Version Features The game focuses on efficiency and tough choices,

: On your turn, you buy one of six available cards from a central row. The leftmost card is free, while cards further to the right cost progressively more coins. Digital Version Features : On your turn, you

: You earn 1 point for every region you control (by having more armies/cities there than anyone else) and 1 point for every continent you control (by owning the most regions on that continent).

: The original "family-friendly" version featuring a fixed map and resource set.

is a lightning-fast area control board game designed by Ryan Laukat, intended to distill the grand strategy of a "civilization" game into a roughly 8 to 20-minute session. It is widely available through BoardGameGeek and as a digital version on platforms like the Apple App Store . Core Gameplay & Mechanics