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Dune: Imperium (PC Digital Download)

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Steam has Dune: Imperium (PC Digital Download) on sale for $16.09.

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About this game:
  • Experience the ultimate blend of strategy and intrigue as you navigate the treacherous landscapes of Arrakis in the award-winning board game Dune: Imperium!
  • Battle online, locally with AI, or against the formidable House Hagal.
  • Earn Achievements that showcase your prowess as a leader.
  • Embark on more than a dozen Challenges that will test your wit and cunning.
  • Compete for badges in the rotating Skirmish Mode where no two games are the same!

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  • About this deal:
    • This is $6.90 less (30% savings) than the list price of $22.99.
    • Offer ends August 10
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Steam has Dune: Imperium (PC Digital Download) on sale for $16.09.

Thanks to Deal Hunter dubba-low for finding this deal.

Note: A Steam account is required to purchase/play (free to join).

About this game:
  • Experience the ultimate blend of strategy and intrigue as you navigate the treacherous landscapes of Arrakis in the award-winning board game Dune: Imperium!
  • Battle online, locally with AI, or against the formidable House Hagal.
  • Earn Achievements that showcase your prowess as a leader.
  • Embark on more than a dozen Challenges that will test your wit and cunning.
  • Compete for badges in the rotating Skirmish Mode where no two games are the same!

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This is $6.90 less (30% savings) than the list price of $22.99.
    • Offer ends August 10
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Ab3rnathy
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This is a video game implementation of a board game. You are literally just playing the board game but on your computer. It is also available as a mobile app for your phone . It's on sale, because they are putting out an expansion very soon.

I enjoy the board game a lot, and and purchased and play the app on iPhone as well. It's a decent digital implementation, and the AI for your opponents does a good job.

As far as what the game is like, it is a deck builder (think of Dominion and Clank) and worker placement game. While there is an aspect of the game that is considered combat, it feels more like an area control in that the person with the most troops in the combat essentially wins unless people have extra attack damage in hidden cards they can play.
Formic.Sapien
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I watched a 2 hour youtube video summarizing the rules. That alone should tell you something.

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Jul 27, 2024 09:41 PM
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HuffdawgJul 27, 2024 09:41 PM
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Any comparisons to game type? That UI looks hella confusing
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Jul 27, 2024 09:53 PM
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Ab3rnathyJul 27, 2024 09:53 PM
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Quote from Huffdawg :
Any comparisons to game type? That UI looks hella confusing
This is a video game implementation of a board game. You are literally just playing the board game but on your computer. It is also available as a mobile app for your phone . It's on sale, because they are putting out an expansion very soon.

I enjoy the board game a lot, and and purchased and play the app on iPhone as well. It's a decent digital implementation, and the AI for your opponents does a good job.

As far as what the game is like, it is a deck builder (think of Dominion and Clank) and worker placement game. While there is an aspect of the game that is considered combat, it feels more like an area control in that the person with the most troops in the combat essentially wins unless people have extra attack damage in hidden cards they can play.
Last edited by Ab3rnathy July 27, 2024 at 02:57 PM.
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Jul 27, 2024 10:34 PM
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Formic.SapienJul 27, 2024 10:34 PM
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Quote from Huffdawg :
Any comparisons to game type? That UI looks hella confusing
I watched a 2 hour youtube video summarizing the rules. That alone should tell you something.
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Jul 27, 2024 10:57 PM
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gerohJul 27, 2024 10:57 PM
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Quote from Huffdawg :
Any comparisons to game type? That UI looks hella confusing
I really enjoy it,

Think of it kind of like Mario Party. First person to 10 stars at the end of the round wins. You draw a hand of cards which can only be played on certain tiles each round, each giving a different resource type. You will focus on building up your garrison troops, deploying them, getting spice, exchanging for money, and getting faction reputation. There are many ways to get the victory points, and each round you will work around your opponents blocking the spots that YOU wanted to put your character's piece on. At the end of the round, you can buy cards to put into your deck for the upcoming rounds, and you settle the battle which has different rewards each round.

Overall, it's worth the money imo on PC. There is an expansion coming out soon too.
Jul 27, 2024 11:35 PM
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waltsniderJul 27, 2024 11:35 PM
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It's currently a penny cheaper on Steam.
Jul 28, 2024 02:55 AM
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iSlickDJul 28, 2024 02:55 AM
86 Posts
very good strategic board game. Not too long or too complicated, but has a lot of depth
Jul 28, 2024 11:58 AM
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sgreasbyJul 28, 2024 11:58 AM
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This is one of my favorite digital board games. I picked up the physical board game to play solo (knowing my family would not be interested in it), but I hated the experience because this 3-4 player game, so to play solo you have to run two automa players. That extra work took the fun out of the experience so I traded the game away. On a whim, I tried the digital implementation and it was a lot of fun and I played several games a night for months. Games are relatively quick if you set the animation speed to fast.

The game is a worker placement game with some deck building elements. There are various symbols on the different spots on the board and to place a worker on one of those spots, you need a cart with the same symbol. That can be frustrating and add some randomness to the game if you have the cards but have unlucky draws. Overall, it is a still a fun dynamic. It is a race to 10 or more points and you can get their through a variety of means.

The game is presently ranked #6 on BGG.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardga...e-imperium

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Jul 28, 2024 12:33 PM
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IveGotNothingJul 28, 2024 12:33 PM
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Quote from Ab3rnathy :
This is a video game implementation of a board game. You are literally just playing the board game but on your computer. It is also available as a mobile app for your phone . It's on sale, because they are putting out an expansion very soon.

I enjoy the board game a lot, and and purchased and play the app on iPhone as well. It's a decent digital implementation, and the AI for your opponents does a good job.

As far as what the game is like, it is a deck builder (think of Dominion and Clank) and worker placement game. While there is an aspect of the game that is considered combat, it feels more like an area control in that the person with the most troops in the combat essentially wins unless people have extra attack damage in hidden cards they can play.
What expansion is it? Do you know if there will be a Dune Imperium Uprising version?
Jul 28, 2024 03:29 PM
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soulrverJul 28, 2024 03:29 PM
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I picked this game up in the Summer sale, having never played the board game, and have fallen in love with it. The UI looks really complicated at first but there is a great tutorial which explains it all and after a few games it's not difficult to understand. The AI is a strong opponent and there are additional challenge modes for solo play. If you enjoy strategy board games and deck building games it's well worth the money!
Jul 28, 2024 04:13 PM
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soulrverJul 28, 2024 04:13 PM
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Quote from IveGotNothing :
What expansion is it? Do you know if there will be a Dune Imperium Uprising version?
Rise of Ix is the upcoming expansion. That's all they have announced so far.
Aug 01, 2024 11:19 PM
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SmartSquirrel9403Aug 01, 2024 11:19 PM
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Quote from Formic.Sapien :
I watched a 2 hour youtube video summarizing the rules. That alone should tell you something.
The beauty of the computer version is it helps tremendously with the learning curve.
Aug 02, 2024 07:59 PM
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FunkinyourfaceAug 02, 2024 07:59 PM
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Sorry to anyone that already bought this but... $18 for this plus 12 more board game video games (some great ones too!)

https://www.humblebundle.com/game...nds_bundle
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Aug 03, 2024 04:24 PM
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danrienstraAug 03, 2024 04:24 PM
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Quote from Funkinyourface :
Sorry to anyone that already bought this but... $18 for this plus 12 more board game video games (some great ones too!)

https://www.humblebundle.com/game...nds_bundle
This ^^^
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