Pocket Imperium

About this board game

Pocket Imperium is a 4X microgame for 2–4 players, with games lasting approximately 45 minutes. Set across a galaxy at war, it challenges each player to lead a spacefaring race in a struggle for supremacy.

Players launch fleets of starships to expand their influence, explore the stars, exploit prosperous systems, and exterminate opposing forces. The goal is to use these four opportunities—Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate—to secure the path to victory.

Timing is central to every decision. Players must judge when to build fleets, when to explore new systems, and when to invade territory controlled by opponents. Each choice can change the balance of power across the Imperium, making the development and movement of fleets crucial to success.

• Expand: Grow your presence across the galaxy.
• Explore: Discover opportunities among the stars.
• Exploit: Seek control of the most prosperous systems.
• Exterminate: Battle opponents for supremacy.

The galaxy can become crowded, creating opportunities for diplomacy as well as conflict. Players may form alliances to bring down powerful enemies, but those agreements are not necessarily permanent. Breaking a pact at the right moment can critically weaken a former ally and reshape the contest.

With its compact 4X focus, Pocket Imperium puts fleet construction, exploration, invasion, and shifting alliances at the heart of a fast-moving battle for galactic control. Only one race can ultimately rule the Imperium.