At the bottom of this sheet is found the Technology Progression, or as I like to call it, the “Technology Tree”. On one side of the form is the Space Empires Production Sheet where you will track your economy and its growth and maintenance costs for each Economic Phase. Most 4X games use a player board with fancy cardboard tiles or wooden cubes to track technology advancements. One unique aspect of Space Empires is that you have to do some book keeping with pencil (preferably equipped with a good eraser) and a double sided form that is provided with the game. You will notice that the game doesn’t play around with fancy named technology but simply gives you a name that follows function.

Space Empires 4X is a classic Sci-fi themed space exploration game, and what good, self-respecting space game doesn’t have a focus on technology? Players have many options to invest in technology that will assist them in building their economy (Terra Forming), increase Exploration options for ships other than your Scout Ships (Exploration), improve your Ship Size to access bigger ships (Ship Size), increase Movement (Move) and improve either Attack or Defense. In this Action Point, we will take a look at the Technology Tree, your ship building options and how to manage these elements for Space Empires 4X from GMT Games. In our first Action Point, we looked at the basic actions to build your empire including Exploration, Colonization and Mining.

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