Imperial Settlers is a card game in which players take on the roles of leaders of 4 asymmetric playing factions (Roman, Barbarian, Egyptian, Japanese) and build their empires by placing buildings, sending workers to those buildings to acquire new resources and abilities. Main game mechanics are: card drafting, engine building, tableau building, set collection, resource management. It is based on 51st State - another board game published by Portal Games. Big popularity of Imperial Settlers has led to its further development with 7 expansions published in consecutive years. 1-4 Players Ages 10+