Actions help players take over the map, but the resources are worth points at the end of the game, so players have to balance the two aspects. In Eight-Minute Empire, 2-5 players take turns selecting a card from the six displayed. This card gives the player a resource, and also has an action which the player takes immediately. Eight-Minute Empire, by Ryan Laukat, is a quick Civilization/Exploration game using card-driven area control. Players spread across the map in order to collect points a.
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