The 'designer notes' in the rulebook candidly and humbly acknowledge the inspiration for some of the improvements to the original game. TI3 is played by at least three players who belong to ten possible alien races, each with their own advantages and quirks. Petersen has seamlessly incorporated the better qualities of other recently popular games to improve on the game-play of the original TI, making it at once perfectly well-rounded and pleasantly familiar to experienced gamers.
With geomorphic board tiles, exquisite plastic miniatures, hundreds of cards, and introducing a rich set of strategic dimensions that allows each player to refocus their game-plan, the original designer Christian T. Players take the roles of ancient galactic civilizations, each seeking to seize the imperial throne via warfare, diplomacy, and technological progression.
Twilight Imperium Third Edition is an epic empire-building game of interstellar conflict, trade, and struggle for power.
**Shattered Empire & Shards of the Throne expansions included!
