Imperial 2030

[Gerald]

Imperial 2030 is a game on its own, based on the rules of Imperial. The six powers USA, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Brazil develop their industrial basis and build up armies and fleets. They fight over control of neutral land and sea areas in order to become the most powerful nation worldwide.

In this game it is not the players who take turns, but the 6 powers one after another. The players are just internationally operating investors who act in the background. By giving money to the six powers, which all have their own treasury, they influence their politics. The biggest investor in a nation gains control of its government and decides what the nation will do. As control of a government can change with each new investment, players may control several governments at the same time.

As investors, players should not get too affected to their prefered nation, but rather look out where their investments have the best rates of return.

At the end of the day, the game is about money, and not about military domination!

Compared to "Imperial" there will be some new features:
- new wooden bits,
- the Swiss Bank,
- a new 30mil bond to invest in,
- more neutral territory, generating higher taxation,
- fewer home provinces,
- control of Canals (Panama and Suez).

For those who already own Imperial, there is the possibility to get only the new map and bonds, because it can be played with the old wooden bits as well.

[Zinegata]

No nuclear weapons? ;_;

[Rolf]

Tom, if you nuke them, you can't take their land for yourself.  Unless you want to live where you wake up one day and find you've grown an extra toe...on your forehead...

[Zinegata]

But it's more exciting if nukes are involved!

"You're planning to invest in Brazil?! *pushes button* There is NO Brazil anymore!"

[maskmanjoe]

any game of world domination that doesnt include weapons of mass destruction bores Zinegata

[RogueGreenArcher]

I agree with Tom, why invest somewhere when you can blow up and pump up the investments you already have 

Now we just need to find the BIG, RED, SHINY, BUTTON and watch what happens 

[Rolf]

Don't *you* start too

[RogueGreenArcher]

But, but, but, the BUTTON is just BEGGING to be PUSHED 

[Rolf]

....and I thought *one* of Zinegata was a handful...

[Zinegata]

any game of world domination that doesnt include weapons of mass destruction bores Zinegata

Hey! I liked the original Imperial even though it had no WMDs!

My point is that if you're gonna remake a game like Imperial in a future setting, you might as well add nuclear weapons .

Otherwise, what's the point of setting it in 2030?

[yamizero]

holographic maps? as background pictures...

[icecrown]

is it out in the market?