7 Empires – Pull the Strings of Europe 🏰🌍

In 18th-century Europe, seven old empires vie for supremacy – and you decide their fate. 7 Empires by Mac Gerdts (PD-Verlag) is a strategy game for 2–6 players aged 14+, with games of about 90–120 minutes.

Great Britain, Russia, France, Spain, Prussia, Habsburg and the Ottomans: you don't play one empire, but exert influence on several of them at once through your influence cards. Whoever has the greatest influence over an empire holds its monarch and gets to steer its politics. But beware – majorities come and go, and other players can take control of an empire away from you in a heartbeat as they make their own plans and forge alliances. The game is played over eight decades. On your turn, you choose an empire that has not yet acted in the current decade and carry out one action for it – such as building a palace, deploying troops or launching an attack. Once all seven empires have acted, the decade ends with an event, and players add new influence cards to their display. With ships, infantry, artillery, cities and palaces, the empires grow stronger or weaker. At the end of the game, your influence on each empire scores points depending on how strong the empires are compared to each other. Compact rules, a multitude of challenging decisions – and strategic foresight is key to winning.

👑 Monarchs

Most influence leads.

🏰 7 Empires

Across 18th-century Europe.

⏳ 8 Decades

One action per empire.

⚖️ Shifting Power

Control can slip away.

Why You'll Love It:

• 🎲 Mac Gerdts: designer of Concordia.
• 👥 2–6 Players: plenty of interaction.
• 🧠 Strategic Foresight: read the others' plans. More ideas among our strategy games.

Quick facts

• Players: 2–6
• Age: 14+
• Playing time: about 90–120 min
• Designer: Mac Gerdts
• Publisher: PD-Verlag
• Contents: game board, 4 storage boxes, 7 monarchs, 49 influence cards, military units (ships, infantry, artillery), city and palace tiles, flags, rulebook
• Edition: English-German

Do I control one empire? No – you influence several empires through influence cards.
How long does a game take? About 90–120 minutes.

Shape the destiny of Europe in 7 Empires. 🏰

⚠️ Warning: Choking hazard – small parts. Not for children under 3 years.