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Conquest of the Empire

Republishing the Game

by Russ Lockwood

We received the following:

Conquest of the Empire to be re-published in partnership with designer Larry Harris

October 7, 2003 – Eagle Games, Inc., today announced the signing of an exclusive deal to re-publish the classic boardgame: Conquest of the Empire. The deal was signed with Larry Harris, the designer of Conquest of the Empire, Axis & Allies, and many other classic games.

Conquest of the Empire was originally published in 1985 as a part of Milton Bradley’s Game Master Series. The game was immensely popular and continues to be highly sought after in the secondary market, with in-tact copies usually selling for $100 to $200 or more.

“We are tremendously honored to be working with an industry legend like Larry,” said Glenn Drover, President and Founder of Eagle Games. “We are also very excited to re-publish a classic game like Conquest of the Empire. We plan to give the game the ‘Eagle Games’ treatment’, which should make the game new and exciting for old and new fans alike.”

“I am so enthusiastic about being able to add value to this great game and to make it available to those who have always wanted to own it,” said Larry Harris. “It gives me a chance to perfect the original engine while offering great new content. There is no question that Eagle Games is the perfect company to publish the new version of Conquest of the Empire. Their dedication to quality components and content ensures that the new version will not only live up to the standards set by the original, but will surpass them.”

The new version of Conquest of the Empire will include the original game (with new rules for catapults, and other great optional rules), great artwork by Paul Niemeyer, and entirely new components and rules for scenarios that will include The Expansion of Rome, The Punic Wars, and the Barbarian Invasions of the Empire. The game is expected to be published in late 2004.

Assets and reviews of current products may be viewed on the company’s website: www.eaglegames.net

About Eagle Games

Eagle Games is an emerging leader in the boardgame industry, specializing in historical strategy games and a new line of boardgame versions of popular computer strategy games. Eagle Games is based in Plainfield, Illinois.

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