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18 <h1>The Game of Empires</h1>
21 Can you remember all the characters in the game? Can you guess
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34 <h2>What is Empires?</h2>
37 Empires is a simple yet surprisingly entertaining party game
38 that will test your memory. Each player in the game secretly
39 chooses a "character" that they will play as. Once all players
40 have chosen their characters, each character name will be
41 revealed to all players who will have to try to memorize every
42 character. Gameplay consists of guessing the character name
43 that other plays chose. Successful guesses bring the guessed
44 player (and their entire "empire") into your own "empire". The
45 game will end with everyone in a single empire under the one
46 player whose character was never correctly guessed.
49 <h2>What do we need to play?</h2>
52 This website will assist you in hosting a game of empires by
57 Allowing players to secretly select a character name
60 Revealing the character names to all players
63 Keeping track of which players have still not had their
64 characters identified, (the empires remaining to be
71 Meanwhile, you are responsible for providing the following:
75 An internet-capable device for each player. This is only
76 needed to select a character at the beginning of the game
77 so multiple people in the same room can pass a device around
81 At least one view of the game that every player can
82 see. This can be on individual devices, or by the game
83 host sharing their screen in some fashion, (such as
84 through a video call).
87 Some means for all players to communicate. This could be a
88 video call or some chat room or something else. Of course,
89 it's also possible to play with people in the same room
90 together. If you have the luxury to do that, it's also
91 convenient to have captured players move to sit with their
92 new empires to make it clear which empires remain.