Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition – Prophecy of Kings

Overview

Twilight Imperium: Prophecy of Kings is an official expansion for Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition). It adds extensive content that expands the galaxy and deepens exploration, politics, negotiation, and warfare.

This expansion requires a copy of Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition) and is not a stand-alone game. It centers around the lost planet Ixth, long believed to be a verdant paradise before being revealed as a prison where the ancient Mahact were isolated.

Product Details

• Brand: Fantasy Flight Games (FFG)
• SKU: TI10
• Type: Expansion
• Required Base Game: Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition)
• Players: 3–8
• Play Time: 240–480 minutes
• Recommended Age: 14+
• Complexity: 4.34 / 5
• Designer: Dane Beltrami
• Artists: Cristi Balanescu, Anders Finér, Aurore Folny, Tom Garden, Tomasz Jedruszek, Alex Kim, Scott Schomburg, Stephen Somers

Key Features

• Adds seven new factions:
  • Argent Flight
  • Empyrean
  • Mahact Gene-Sorcerers
  • Naaz-Rokha Alliance
  • Nomad
  • Titans of Ul
  • Vuil’Raith Cabal
• Introduces exploration and relic mechanics.
• Gives each faction unique leaders.
• Adds faction-specific Mech units.
• Supports games with up to 8 players.
• Adds new systems and Hyperlane tiles.
• Introduces new concepts, including:
  • Purge
  • Attach
  • Capture
  • Deploy
  • Exploration
• Includes new technologies, objectives, and political cards.
• Provides updated versions of the Diplomacy and Construction Strategy cards.

New Factions

• Argent Flight
• Empyrean
• Mahact Gene-Sorcerers
• Naaz-Rokha Alliance
• Nomad
• Titans of Ul
• Vuil’Raith Cabal

Game Mechanics

• Dice rolling
• Area control and majority
• Variable player powers
• Modular board
• Action selection
• Variable phase order
• Hex-grid movement
• Voting
• Trading
• Grid movement
• Once-per-game abilities
• Follow
• Movement between areas

Expansion Contents

• 7 new factions.
• 3 leader cards for each faction:
  • Agent
  • Commander
  • Hero
• 4 Mech units for each faction.
• Additional orange player pieces.
• Additional pink player pieces.
• 31 new system tiles.
• 9 new Hyperlane tiles.
• New Exploration cards.
• New Frontier cards.
• New Relic cards.
• 8 new basic technologies:
  • Psychoarchaeology
  • Bio-Stims
  • Dark Energy Tap
  • Sling Relay
  • Scanlink Drone Network
  • Predictive Intelligence
  • AI Development Algorithm
  • Self-Assembly Routines
• 1 generic Alliance Promissory Note.
• 40 new objectives:
  • 10 Stage I Public Objectives.
  • 10 Stage II Public Objectives.
  • 20 Secret Objectives.
• 20 new Action cards.
• 13 new Agenda cards.
• 1 updated Diplomacy Strategy card.
• 1 updated Construction Strategy card.
• Prophecy of Kings Rule Book.
• Prophecy of Kings Living Rules Reference.

What Makes It Special

Prophecy of Kings adds new strategic layers to Twilight Imperium through exploration, relics, leaders, and faction-specific Mech units.

The expansion also increases the player limit to eight and adds new systems, Hyperlanes, objectives, technologies, and political cards, making every game more varied and epic.

Ideal For

• Owners of Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition).
• Fans of heavy and epic strategy games.
• Large groups wanting to play with up to 8 players.
• Players who enjoy negotiation, politics, and influence-based conflict.
• Fans of space exploration and civilization-building.
• Players who appreciate high variety and deep strategic decisions.

Important: This expansion is not a stand-alone game and requires a copy of Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition).