In Eight-Minute Empire Legends, we are aspiring rulers. With each turn, we moved our armies, building cities that stand as monuments to our glory, or enacting bold maneuvers that could sway the tides of our fates. We start by placing four armies in one area and one army in another area. The cards, each bearing gifts of strategy and fate. These cards are shuffled with care, a blend of destiny’s hand and our own desires, then laid out to form a marketplace of possibilities. Here, amidst the array of actions and powers, our choices begin. These were the starting cards in my game. As cards were selected, a new card was added to the end.

Coins, the currency of empires and dreams, are distributed with equality, a starting treasury for each ruler. With these coins, we stand ready to bid for the favors of heroes and the tide-turning powers they wield.

The stage is set, our pieces in place, our coins counted, and the cards await our selection. From here, the dance of Eight-Minute Empire: Legends begins, a delicate balance of expansion and strategy, as each card chosen and action taken writes the first lines of our empire’s story.

To play, we gather our coins, our armies, and our dreams, setting forth on a quest not just for dominion but for a story that will be sung in the annals of our own making. Each choice is a step on this journey, a card drawn that could spell triumph or treachery, each region claimed a testament to our strategic acumen. As the game unfolds in a series of swift rounds, we find that the empire we build is not just on the board but in the legacy of decisions, bold and cunning, that lead us to victory or valiant defeat. Here is where we bid to make the first move.

In the glow of four gatherings around the board, my heart danced through Eight-Minute Empire: Legends, each game unfurling like a new chapter in an epic saga. While the game was fun with two players, it was much more fun with four players. The strategies deepen, alliances shift like the winds, and laughter rings out like chimes in the breeze. The initial game took about 25 minutes while we learned to play. After that, each game took around the fifteen-minute mark.