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An empire builder where your army is a deck of cards made by real artists. Most of the game is not built yet, so every page here says what state it is in.
75 of 87 pages describe something you can do today.
What the labels mean
- Playable now
- You can do this now.
- Designed, not built
- Planned, but not built yet. There is no date for it.
- Still being decided
- Not settled yet, so expect this to change.
Start here
What the game is, and what you can play now.
- Feedback and roadmapPlayable nowReport a problem, suggest a feature, and discuss the game.
- What Art Empires isPlayable nowArt Empires is an empire builder where your army is a deck of cards made by real artists.
- What works todayPlayable nowEverything you can actually do right now.
- Your advisorPlayable nowTips on what to do next, with rewards for the first ones.
- Your DiplomatPlayable nowSend messages to other players, and block or report them.
- Your GeneralPlayable nowSee your raids underway and every battle you have fought.
- Release notesPlayable nowSee what changed in each published release.
Your account
Signing up, signing in, and connecting DeviantArt.
- Accounts, names and passwordsPlayable nowSigning up, changing your name, and getting back in.
- SettingsPlayable nowYour account, notifications, email, time zone, appearance and your advisor, on one page.
- Public profilesPlayable nowYour avatar, your bio, and where you rank, for anyone to see.
- Connecting your DeviantArt accountPlayable nowHow the game knows the art you submit is yours.
- Curators and staffPlayable nowWho looks at your submission, and what they can change.
Your empire
Your city, your island, and everything between them.
- Settling and expandingPlayable nowWhere your first city comes from, and how to get more.
- Population and how a city growsPlayable nowPeople move in on their own, up to the number your city can support.
- SatisfactionPlayable nowHow many people your city can support.
- ResourcesPlayable nowWood, stone, glass, coffee and mana, what each is for, and the two counts your whole empire shares.
- BuildingsPlayable nowWhat you can build in a city, and what each thing is for.22 pages inside
- The Art GalleryPlayable nowWhere you hang cards, and the second thing that supports people.
- Art stylesPlayable nowThe style your whole empire is drawn in, and what it does to every city.
- The world mapPlayable nowA map of islands, and everybody's cities on them.
- Your island, and the muralDesigned, not builtYou share your island's resources with your neighbours, and a shared artwork sets the limit.
- Supply linesPlayable nowCoffee sent to your other cities automatically, from a Shipping Office.
- The sea and your PortPlayable nowHow anything gets from one island to another.
- LeaderboardsPlayable nowWhere you rank against everybody else, on five different boards.5 pages inside
- Your historyPlayable nowEverything that has happened to you, newest first.
Cards
Reading a card, getting one, and wearing one out.
- Browsing the card poolPlayable nowEvery card in the game, in one list you can filter.
- Reading a cardPlayable nowWhat everything on a card means.
- KeywordsPlayable nowThe six words a card can print in bold, and what they do.6 pages inside
- Getting cardsPlayable nowPacks and buying cards from other players.
- Rarity and exclusivesPlayable nowThe five rarities, and the one you buy from the artist.
- Recycling cardsPlayable nowDestroy a card you do not want and get mana back.
- Condition and repairPlayable nowCards get damaged when you lose deeper gallery raids, and you repair them with mana.
Decks and battles
Building a deck, and what happens when you attack.
- DecksPlayable nowYou arrange the cards you own into decks at your Curator's Office.
- Deck playstylePlayable nowHow a deck plays when you are not at the controls.
- Starter decksPlayable nowYour first deck. You pick one at your Curator's Office.4 pages inside
- Overgrown GalleriesPlayable nowA ruin on your island you can raid with a deck, for resources and gold.4 pages inside
- How a battle worksDesigned, not builtYou send a deck, the game plays the match, and you watch the replay.
- The ArenaPlayable nowPractice battles. The match itself changes nothing, and no cards wear out.
- ScoutingStill being decidedLook at what somebody has before you attack them.
- Raids and blockadesDesigned, not builtWhat you get for winning an attack.
For artists
Getting your art into the game, and what you agree to.
- What this game promises artistsPlayable nowYour art is submitted by you, credited to you, never sold, and yours to take back.
- Submitting artPlayable nowHow to turn one of your deviations into a card.
- Designing a cardPlayable nowCard types, keywords, and what a card's mana cost buys.
- After you submitPlayable nowWhere to check on a submission and what you can still do to it.
The world
Where the game is set, and how money works.