

The goal is deceptively simple: score 10 victory points by completing secret and public objectives. Whether it’s the lion-like Emirates of Hacan, the plant beings of Arborec, or one of the other 17 races in the game, your faction will have its own abilities, starting fleet, and other things to help you start your journey. Players each take the role of a faction attempting to rule the galaxy. It’s really, really big, but also somehow still intuitive.” You create your own world every time you play. “The world of Twilight Imperium is there mostly written on the back of the faction sheets, but you understand everything you need to know about the world just by playing.

“Other games have also communicated theme through impeccable design but Twilight Imperium is the only game that accomplishes it on this large a scale,” said Matt Martens and Hunter Donaldson, founders of Space Cats Peace Turtles, a podcast devoted entirely to TI4. Open the box, set up the galaxy, and dive into your very own space opera: a sprawling story filled with alien races, galactic domination, political intrigue, tense negotiations, and epic space battles. With the fourth edition published last year, nothing compares to the sheer scope and magnitude of Twilight Imperium. Peterson in 1997, Twilight Imperium continues to offer players an epic gaming experience. How’d I become a card-carrying member of the Twilight Imperium cult? What do other Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (TI4 for those in the know) fans think? And what makes TI4 the greatest board game ever made? Truly Epic NarrativeĬreated by Fantasy Flight Games founder Christian T.
