COIN Collectors #8: Imperial Struggle

Join the COIN Collectors as we wrap up our exploration of early gunpower era conflicts between the French and British with Imperial Struggle by GMT Games.

(00:00) - Intro

(04:50) - Game flow

(09:45) - Event cards

(12:05) - Ministry cards

(18:05) - Action efficiency

(19:45) - Map and components

(23:10) - Parsing the game state

(30:32) - Wars and conquest points

(33:50) - Game feel and rules overhead

(37:45) - Debt

(40:22) - Game length

(44:05) - Wars

(46:30) - Parsing the game redux

(48:20) - Comparing to Twilight Struggle and theme integration

(53:00) - Game arc and history

(1:00:15) - Closing thoughts