Dune: Imperium

Designer	Paul Dennen
Publisher	Dire Wolf
Players	1-4
Playing Time	60-120 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Accessories	Top Shelf Gamer - Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Dune: Imperium  Dire Wolf - Dune: Imperium - Arrakis Sleeves (75ct)  Dire Wolf - Dune: Imperium - The Spice Must Flow Sleeves (75ct)  Folded Space - Dune Imperium
Expansions	Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix Dune Imperium: Deluxe Upgrade Pack  Dune: Imperium – Immortality
Integrates With	Dune: Imperium – Uprising
Honors	2022 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2022 Gra Roku Expert Game of the Year Nominee 2022 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Winner 2022 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee 2022 Geek Media Awards Midcore Game of the Year Nominee 2022 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Winner 2022 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee 2021 Tric Trac Nominee 2021 Tric Trac d'Or 2021 Jogo do Ano Nominee 2021 International Gamers Award Multi-player Nominee 2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Expert Game of the Year Winner 2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Expert Game of the Year Nominee 2021 American Tabletop Complex Games Recommended 2020 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Medium Game of the Year Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Card Game Winner 2020 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2020 Charles S. Roberts Best SciFi Fantasy Board Wargame Winner 2020 Charles S. Roberts Best SciFi Fantasy Board Wargame Nominee 2020 Cardboard Republic Daredevil Laurel Nominee
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DUNE: IMPERIUM is a game that finds inspiration in elements and characters from the Dune legacy, both the new film from Legendary Pictures and the seminal literary series from Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson.

As a leader of one of the Great Houses of the Landsraad, raise your banner and marshal your forces and spies. War is coming, and at the center of the conflict is Arrakis – Dune, the desert planet.

DUNE: IMPERIUM uses deck-building to add a hidden-information angle to traditional worker placement.

You start with a unique leader card, as well as deck identical to those of your opponents. As you acquire cards and build your deck, your choices will define your strengths and weaknesses. Cards allow you to send your Agents to certain spaces on the game board, so how your deck evolves affects your strategy. You might become more powerful militarily, able to deploy more troops than your opponents. Or you might acquire cards that give you an edge with the four political factions represented in the game: the Emperor, the Spacing Guild, the Bene Gesserit, and the Fremen.

Unlike many deck-building games, you don’t play your entire hand in one turn. Instead, you draw a hand of cards at the start of every round and alternate with other players, taking one Agent turn at a time (playing one card to send one of your Agents to the game board). When it’s your turn and you have no more Agents to place, you’ll take a Reveal turn, revealing the rest of your cards, which will provide Persuasion and Swords. Persuasion is used to acquire more cards, and Swords help your troops fight for the current round’s rewards as shown on the revealed Conflict card.

Defeat your rivals in combat, shrewdly navigate the political factions, and acquire precious The Spice Must Flow cards to lead your House to victory!