Twilight Imperium is an epic empire-building game of interstellar conflict, trade, and struggle for power. Three to six players take the roles of ancient galactic civilizations, each seeking to seize the imperial throne via warfare, diplomacy, and technological progression. The game was originally ...
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How can you make Twilight Imperium games not take forever?
I really like Twilight Imperium (3rd edition), but I haven't really enjoyed my time playing it due to the long playtimes. I've played one 4-player game, two 6-player, and one 8-player game. The ...
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What happens if an action card makes another queued action card impossible?
Last game, the situation arose where I scored a hit on a dreadnaught and played Direct Hit!. My brother then quickly grabbed his Emergency Repairs card.
Direct Hit! reads:
Play: "Immediately ...
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Reducing the Imperial strategy's power in Twilight Imperium
I've played Twilight Imperium a couple times with friends now, and we keep noticing the same thing: no amount of fancy maneuvering, planet conquest, etc. gets people enough victory points to overcome ...
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Is Felray's ability global or local?
This lovely lady is Felrey, a mercenary from the new expansion for Twilight Imperium 3rd edition.
She's rather fast, but has limited evasion.
The question surrounds her special ability. Some of ...
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What are the requirements for progress?
I've lost galactic progress map for Twilight Imperium 2 edition. So now we can only play till one person obviously dominates all the others, which takes a lot of time. Each progress step requirements ...
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TI3 - Why go for Spec Ops Training?
In Twilight Imperium, the Federation of Sol have been given this as their secondary race tech:
Spec Ops Training (5) Each time you roll a 1 during Invasion Combat,
you may reroll the die. You ...
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Is there a situation or way that a sabotage run is a good idea in TI:3?
I have often considered using the optional rule of a sabotage run on a War Sun, but have always decided it would be a waste of fighters. I was wondering if there exists a situation when you might want ...
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If an action card turns a planet neutral, are the space docks and PDS units on it destroyed?
If an opponent plays a card such as Local Unrest and targets my last ground force on the planet, that planet is turned neutral. When that happens, do I lose any PDS's and Space Docks on that planet, ...
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If I play an action card and it is sabotaged, can I take another action?
If I play an action card as an action and another player plays sabotage on it, can I take another action or is my action considered taken already?
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Is it a good idea in TI:3 to play with fixed alliances?
Whenever we play TI:3, we play free-for-all. Of course, during play you can make agreements with fellow players whom you are still free to backstab later. I was thinking about playing with fixed ...
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In vanilla Twilight Imperium 3rd ed., should you always take Imperial if it's available?
Sometimes, when we're playing Twilight Imperium, if we're in a tight spot or a position to advance, our play group tends to pick the strategy that will help their board position (for instance, ...
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Is there a single player PC game with similar mechanics to Twilight Imperium? [closed]
I recently started playing Twilight Imperium, and it's a blast. I really like the political aspect, technology aspect, and the mobilization of fleets. I really wish there was a PC game similar to ...
