The world is vast, and your realm is gigantic. It's not really a kingdom anymore; it's an empire – which makes you an emperor. That entitles you to a better chair, and you can name a salad after yourself.

Being an emperor isn't easy. The day starts early when you light the sacred flame; then follow hours of committee meetings where you try to figure out why the sacred flame keeps going out. Sometimes your armies take over a continent, and you have no idea where to put it. There's also the risk of assassination attempts; you have a food taster who tastes everything before you eat it, and a dagger taster who gets stabbed by everything before it stabs you. You've started staying home whenever it's the "Ides of anything." Still, it's a fantastic job. You wouldn't trade it for the world – especially considering how much of the world you already have.

Dominion: Empires, the tenth expansion to the game Dominion, contains 96 metal tokens and 300 cards, with cards you can buy now and pay later, piles with two different cards, and landmarks that provide new ways to score points. Point tokens and events return from previous sets.

ID: 192951

Release Year: 2016

Min. Players: 2

Max. Players: 4

Play Time (minutes): 30

Average Rating: 8.35354

Complexity: A Little Heavier

Mechanics: Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Delayed Purchase, Hand Management, and Open Drafting

Designers: Donald X. Vaccarino

Publishers: Rio Grande Games, 999 Games, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Games Factory Publishing, Hobby Japan, Korea Boardgames, and Lautapelit.fi