Space Empires: Replicators Expansion

• A 5th Player, making Space Empires a 5 player game.
• A different style of empire in 2-4 player games.
• An opponent in Co-op games.

• A great teaching empire. The Replicator player fills out a simplified production sheet and does not track the technology on his ships.

So much more than adding a 5th player, it adds an empire that plays completely differently than a normal empire. It is simpler to play, but has its own challenges and difficulties.

Hex sized terrain tiles have been added for planets, asteroids, nebulae, and other permanent terrain effects. Six whole sheets and 120 tiles! When an exploration marker reveals a terrain effect that stays on the map, the exploration marker is removed and replaced by a tile. This gives the map a nice visual effect. It also creates more room in the hexes by removing the exploration marker. The entire hex is the terrain.

All the advanced ships can also be equipped with Fast technology (similar to BCs) if Fast 2 is researched. These changes don't impact the early and mid-game, but make the DDs and Rs relevant in the late game. Raiders and Fighters are often curveballs that, once the opponent has reacted to them, lose their potency. This gives players another chance to throw a curve later in the game.

For epic games, the backs of some of these tiles can be used to connect two Space Empires Boards.

Space Empires: Replicators is not a stand-alone game. A copy of Space Empires 4X is required to play.

• Two countersheets
  
• Six Terrain Tile Sheets
• One Deck of Resource Cards
• Four Player Aid Cards
• Three Production Pads (Replicators, No Facilities, Facilities)
• One Combing Rules/Scenario Book