The Game of Empires

Can you remember all the characters in the game? Can you guess who is who?

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What is Empires?

Empires is a simple yet surprisingly entertaining party game that will test your memory. Each player in the game secretly chooses a "character" that they will play as. Once all players have chosen their characters, each character name will be revealed to all players who will have to try to memorize every character. Gameplay consists of guessing the character name that other plays chose. Successful guesses bring the guessed player (and their entire "empire") into your own "empire". The game will end with everyone in a single empire under the one player whose character was never correctly guessed.

What do we need to play?

This website will assist you in hosting a game of empires by doing the following:

• Allowing players to secretly select a character name
• Revealing the character names to all players
• Keeping track of which players have still not had their characters identified, (the empires remaining to be captured)

Meanwhile, you are responsible for providing the following:

• An internet-capable device for each player. This is only needed to select a character at the beginning of the game so multiple people in the same room can pass a device around for this part.
• At least one view of the game that every player can see. This can be on individual devices, or by the game host sharing their screen in some fashion, (such as through a video call).
• Some means for all players to communicate. This could be a video call or some chat room or something else. Of course, it's also possible to play with people in the same room together. If you have the luxury to do that, it's also convenient to have captured players move to sit with their new empires to make it clear which empires remain.