Wilderness Empires

About this board game

Wilderness Empires is a strategic-level point-to-point board wargame for 1–4 players, with games lasting about 90 minutes. Set during the French and Indian War, it places players at the center of a conflict that reshaped empires in North America and Europe.

A French wilderness empire stretches across the forests, rivers, and Great Lakes of North America, expanding south and east. It has embraced and supported a Native American empire in the western wilderness, with both sides relying on one another for commerce and protection.

Across the frontier, British expansion threatens this alliance. Players take the roles of the French and their Native American allies or the British and their American Provincials. A small frontier skirmish soon ignites a world war, drawing every side into a struggle that changes their empires forever.

• Strategic point-to-point gameplay focused on the French and Indian War
• Play as the French and Native American alliance or the British and American Provincials
• Event cards add historical detail and richness to the conflict
• Fast, accessible gameplay supported by clean mechanics and short rules

Wilderness Empires presents this important period of American and European history through a focused strategic contest. Its event cards bring the era to life while its streamlined rules keep the action moving, making the game a fast and engaging way to explore the struggle for the North American wilderness.