Eminent Domain: Escalation

About this expansion

Eminent Domain: Escalation is an expansion for 2–5 players with a 60-minute play time, and it requires the Eminent Domain base game to play. It continues the struggle for influence as warmongering empires raise their flags and civilized planets seek safety behind peace treaties.

This next chapter gives the Emperor new tools for managing rising tensions and expanding an interstellar domain. The expansion introduces additional options while building on the components and systems of the original game.

• New uses for larger ships: Put the larger-sized ships from the base game to work in new ways.
• Support for a fifth player: Add additional Role cards for games with up to five players.
• Flexible technology costs: New technologies include an alternate cost alongside their normal Research cost.
• Diverse technologies: Research this new category by having one planet of each type.
• Optional scenarios: Begin with asymmetric starting positions and technologies for each player.

The alternate technology costs offer new paths toward research, while the Diverse category creates a distinct requirement centered on planetary variety. Together, these additions give players more tools to consider as they develop their empires.

Optional scenarios can further change the opening situation by assigning each player different starting positions and technologies. Whether adding a fifth player or exploring a more uneven setup, Eminent Domain: Escalation broadens the base game with new possibilities for expansion and research.