Game Preview: Imperial Settlers, or Unsettling Your Brain

Game Preview: Imperial Settlers, or Unsettling Your Brain
Board Game: Imperial Settlers
Ignacy Trzewiczek's Imperial Settlers was previewed at Portal Games' PortalKON in July 2014 in Poland, and the game will debut in the U.S. at Gen Con 2014 in mid-August. Thanks to Portal sending me an advance copy of the game, I can present an overview of what gameplay is like, how the player factions differ, and how much aspirin you'll need to consume by the fifth round of play:

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