Space Empires 4X

Space Empires 4X is a science-fiction 4X board game that has 1–4 players exploring, expanding, and battling across a dangerous, randomly generated galaxy.

You’ll scout unknown hexes, uncovering terrain like asteroids, nebulae, and new planets while pushing your empire’s borders outward. From there you develop colonies, tap resources, and build up merchant shipping to fuel a growing war machine. Production then shifts into overdrive as you design and deploy fleets from multiple classes of warships and invest in dozens of technology levels, from carriers and fighters to cloaking, mines, and dreadnoughts. Simple, chart-free combat keeps engagements quick while rewarding smart fleet composition and timing. A suite of solitaire, head-to-head, and multiplayer team scenarios allows you to tune play length from quick sessions to full evening campaigns, with many phases resolving simultaneously to keep downtime low. The 5th printing comes in a 3" box with updated cover art and incorporates all known rules and scenario corrections, so you can set it up and dive in.

Key features

* 4X space board game for 1–4 players with scenarios running about 1–4 hours
* Random hex map with varied terrain that directly affects movement, combat, and expansion
* Empire building focused on colonies, resource harvesting, trade fleets, and extensive tech development
* Fleet construction from multiple warship classes plus thematic elements like carriers, fighters, mines, cloaking, and Doomsday Machines
* 5th printing edition in a 3" box with new cover art, corrected errata, and a full component loadout including mounted map, counter sheets, player aids, rulebook, playbook, and dice