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Art By
Published By
Year Published
2004
# of Players:
2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 4 players
(58 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
(9 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(11 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
In the Shadow of the Emperor
Alternate Names
Im Schatten des Kaisers
Kaiser
Shadow of the Emperor
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Here's a description of the game from Rio Grande Games:

Germany in the late middle ages! It is a time of flourishing cities, influential bishops, the powerful popes, and a pompous aristocracy. In such a volatile climate, no dynasty can remain in power for long. Several aristocratic families seek to acquire the crown of the emperor. But this decision lies in the hands of the seven elector. 2–4 imperial candidates use their knights and cities, marry their barons, and work to influence the electors. But all efforts are useless if the candidate is not elected. But, in the shadow of the properly elected emperor are always those who want to displace him.

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0 Dutch Action Cards & Privileges Reference
Dutch reference to the Action Cards & Privileges.
2009-02-15
2 Kaiser summary & FAQ
Summary in Dutch. On the last page, some sort of FAQ: "What's the use of knights?", "How do I become Prince?", etc. All in Dutch.
2008-09-30
4 Double sided A5 full colour player aide
Detailed but brief explanations of each phase and overviews of actions cards and elector privileges.
2008-08-15
9 Shadow of the Emperor - Player's Aid - Color Coded
Complete game and card rules. The ability of Rhein was corrected (before it was indicating that also a couple can be placed). Rhein: Place a new (age 15) Baron in an aristocrat space (push a knight is necessary).
2008-01-27
5 ItSotE Action Card Mat v1.pdf
A colour mat for placing action cards; includes brief description of each card.
2007-08-30
4 Reglas - A la sombra del Emperador.pdf
Spanish rules (with FAQ incorporated) / Reglas en español (con FAQ incorporado)
2007-04-12
1 Privilegio Electorados - A la Sombra del Emperador.odt
Tarjetón Electorados - A la Sombra del Emperador - Openoffice
2006-10-11
1 Tarjetas de acción a la sombra dle emperador.odt
Tarjetón Acciones A la Sombra del Emperador, 115x145cm.
2006-10-11
29 In the Shadow of the Emperor - An Explanation.pdf
An explanation of how the game works in plain English
2006-02-24
2 SOTE_Handout.pdf
This is a file making some corrections to the file I submitted 2005-11-29
2005-12-15
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