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title: "Dune: Imperium"
brand: "dire wolf"
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# Deck-building strategy Immersive art & components Worker placement tactics Dune: Imperium

**Brand:** dire wolf
**Price:** A$119
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ♟️ Conquer the sands of strategy — where every move counts!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Dune: Imperium by dire wolf
- **How much does it cost?** A$119 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/238812303-dune-imperium)

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- dire wolf enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted dire wolf brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Solo or Social Showdown:** Engage in thrilling 1-4 player matches with a challenging solo mode featuring Automa bots.
- • **Multiple Paths to Victory:** Leverage resources, factions, and combat to craft your unique winning strategy every game.
- • **Master the Art of Strategy:** Seamlessly blend deck-building with worker placement for dynamic gameplay that keeps you on your toes.
- • **Dive into the Dune Universe:** Experience the first new Dune board game in nearly 40 years, inspired by the upcoming Legendary Entertainment film.
- • **Top-Rated & Highly Acclaimed:** Join over a thousand enthusiasts who rate it 4.9/5 for its depth, replayability, and quality.

## Overview

Dune: Imperium is a medium-weight strategy board game combining deck-building and worker placement mechanics. Designed for 1-4 players, it features rich thematic art, multiple factions, and diverse paths to victory. Inspired by the iconic Dune universe and the upcoming film, it offers 1-3 hour gameplay sessions with high replay value and a solo mode with AI opponents.

## Description

desertcart.com: Dune: Imperium : Video Games

Review: Excellent game - Imperium is a combination of a few "euro-style" game systems. Deck builder, Worker Placement, and Area Control all rolled into one game. The components are good quality and the board and card art give it a nice atmostphere. The game mechanics have been streamlined and updated from the old Dune game(so I've heard), but the game play is fun and not complicated. There are 8 leaders, 2 from each house(Atreides, Thorvald, Richese, Harkonnen) to choose from, each with different powers in game play. You start with a deck of 10 cards and buy more cards to your deck through "persuasion" points as you play cards from your starting hand. You have 2 agents(3rd can be obtained later as well as use of the "Mentat" for another placement) that occupy spaces on the board to gain the resources listed and can gain influence with the 4 factions(Emperor, Fremen, Bene Gesserit, and Spacing Guild), as well as handling troops to win combat for rewards. You will gain spice, solari(money), troops. and water, to be utilized in many ways around the board. The 1st player to 10 points triggers the end of the game. The cards you play, tell you where on the board you can place a worker( 7 spots on the Dune planet, 2 spots at each faction you want as allies, 5 spots of the High Council, and 2 spots of the Sell Melange[market]). Each space has a different benefit/cost/reward for placement. Victory points are gained in many ways, creating different paths to win parameters. I would place this game in the medium weight category for complexity and time. There is a lot to take in, but it's not a tough game to learn how to play and the game time is roughly around 1-3 hours or so. 3 hours only for the 1st couple learning games, while more plays reduces it to 1-2 hours maybe. The pieces are simple and effective, with great card and board art work. This is a fun game for 1-4 players. I have not tried the solo player version yet, but the Automa(House Hagal) cards are a decent challenge. You use 2 Hagal bots in a solo game and 1 in a 2-player game. They are there to occupy spaces and add some troops to combat for competition, they gain nothing else. I've played a lot of board games, it's a big hobby for me. Dune: Imperium is a great game for enthusiasts, not the best gateway game into coaxing lighter/non-gamers into the hobby, but certainly can be used for it. It's complex, but not that complicated of a game.
Review: Not just for fans of Dune! - This is a great game, lots of fun to play. Usually everyone is within a point or two of other players and you really don’t know who is going to win till the end. It’s a combination worker placement, deck building, and strategy game. It has quickly become one of the top games of my group. (Also pretty decent as a solo game especially with the companion app, not necessary to play but interesting if you like that sort of thing)

## Features

- Deck-building meets worker placement
- The first new Dune board game in nearly 40 years
- From the creators of Clank!
- Inspired by the upcoming film from Legendary Entertainment

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B08JHB9V72 |
| Age Range Description | Teens and up |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,247 in Video Games ( See Top 100 in Video Games ) #36 in PC-compatible Games |
| Brand Name | Dire Wolf |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | No Warning Applicable |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Package Type | Reinforced Box or Protective Wrapping |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 1,067 Reviews |
| Edition | Standard Edition |
| Educational Objective | Literacy |
| Estimated Playing Time | 120 Minutes |
| Game Mechanics | deck building, worker placement |
| Genre | Strategy, Thematic, Wargame |
| Included Components | Game Board, 13 Wooden Agents, 70+ Wooden Players Pieces. 60+ Wooden Resource Tokens, 200+ Cards, 8 Leaders, 25 Punch Tokens and Rules. |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 11 x 11 x 4 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 11"L x 11"W |
| Item Type Name | board game |
| Item Weight | 1.62 Grams |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Dire Wolf |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 700.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 168.00 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | DWD01000 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty |
| Material Type | Cardboard |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 168 |
| Model Number | DWD01000 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 1-4 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Rulebook Availability | Printed Included |
| Set Name | Dune |
| Size | 11 x 11 x 4 inches |
| Subject Character | wolf |
| Supported Battery Types | No batteries required |
| Theme | Movie |
| UPC | 810058800008 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Images

![Dune: Imperium - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bRCM-ft1L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: In stock August of 2021? Why so long, nothing available for immediate delivery?**
A: My copy is in stock and can ship immediately.

**Q: Why does your description say its the first dune themed game in the last 40 years? One was literally made two years ago from Gale force 9?**
A: The Gale Force 9 was a was merely a cosmetic update, with slight if any tweaks to the rules of the game originally released 40 years ago.

**Q: What version of the game is this?  the simplest way to identify your printing is to look at the number in the top right of the upc: will be 1 or 2.**
A: Hello there, the version we provide to Amazon is the number 1 version. Hope this helps!

**Q: Am i correct in understanding that this is "version 1"? it is june of 2022 now, and i hear there is now a version 2, and possibly a version 3.**
A: I own this game and regularly follow the design studios news articles. There is only q version of the base game. What you may be thing of is the Deluxe Upgrade pack (which adds minis and a big storage box to contain the base game, minis, and Rise of Ix) and an expansion called Rise of Ix. The deluxe upgrade pack also contains copies of 1 card from the base game which in early printings had a minor error that has been corrected in later printings. No other 1.1 or 1.2 editions exist to my knowledge.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent game
*by D***N on August 24, 2023*

Imperium is a combination of a few "euro-style" game systems. Deck builder, Worker Placement, and Area Control all rolled into one game. The components are good quality and the board and card art give it a nice atmostphere. The game mechanics have been streamlined and updated from the old Dune game(so I've heard), but the game play is fun and not complicated. There are 8 leaders, 2 from each house(Atreides, Thorvald, Richese, Harkonnen) to choose from, each with different powers in game play. You start with a deck of 10 cards and buy more cards to your deck through "persuasion" points as you play cards from your starting hand. You have 2 agents(3rd can be obtained later as well as use of the "Mentat" for another placement) that occupy spaces on the board to gain the resources listed and can gain influence with the 4 factions(Emperor, Fremen, Bene Gesserit, and Spacing Guild), as well as handling troops to win combat for rewards. You will gain spice, solari(money), troops. and water, to be utilized in many ways around the board. The 1st player to 10 points triggers the end of the game. The cards you play, tell you where on the board you can place a worker( 7 spots on the Dune planet, 2 spots at each faction you want as allies, 5 spots of the High Council, and 2 spots of the Sell Melange[market]). Each space has a different benefit/cost/reward for placement. Victory points are gained in many ways, creating different paths to win parameters. I would place this game in the medium weight category for complexity and time. There is a lot to take in, but it's not a tough game to learn how to play and the game time is roughly around 1-3 hours or so. 3 hours only for the 1st couple learning games, while more plays reduces it to 1-2 hours maybe. The pieces are simple and effective, with great card and board art work. This is a fun game for 1-4 players. I have not tried the solo player version yet, but the Automa(House Hagal) cards are a decent challenge. You use 2 Hagal bots in a solo game and 1 in a 2-player game. They are there to occupy spaces and add some troops to combat for competition, they gain nothing else. I've played a lot of board games, it's a big hobby for me. Dune: Imperium is a great game for enthusiasts, not the best gateway game into coaxing lighter/non-gamers into the hobby, but certainly can be used for it. It's complex, but not that complicated of a game.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not just for fans of Dune!
*by M***Z on January 15, 2026*

This is a great game, lots of fun to play. Usually everyone is within a point or two of other players and you really don’t know who is going to win till the end. It’s a combination worker placement, deck building, and strategy game. It has quickly become one of the top games of my group. (Also pretty decent as a solo game especially with the companion app, not necessary to play but interesting if you like that sort of thing)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a great game, why didn't I buy it sooner!
*by M***. on March 19, 2024*

I've had this on my wish list for almost 4 years and finally decided to get it. I absolutely love this game. It's so much fun and easy to learn. Then you just have to figure out your strategy that you want to use to win. There are different ways to get your victory points and depending on which house leader you play, will perhaps make a difference in what you decide to do each turn. This game has lots of replayability in my opinion. 8 Different leaders, 2 for each of the 4 Houses. Even if you know nothing about Dune, it's still a great game. My wife knows the bare minimum about Dune from things I've explained, and she really likes this game and found it easy to learn. I've played it once as 2 player game, 3 or 4 times Solo, and once as a 4 player game. Loved all of it. I will say playing 4 player, it starts getting tough to find a space you can go to. Especially if you haven't been purchasing cards that have some of the symbols. It will really hurt you. It has some similar game mechanics to Lords of Waterdeep with regards to some of the spaces, pertaining to if you control that space with your House banner b/c you won a conflict there. You'll get a bonus each time afterwards that you or another player goes to that space. The cards remind me of Lost Ruins of Arnak, in regards to how they're used. You can either use the top part of the card to place an agent on a space on the board if you have the correct symbol on the card that matches that symbol on the board. Or you use the bottom part of the card in the Reveal step, if you didn't play that card that turn. So you have to figure out your strategy on when to play the card for the top or the bottom part to help you. Absolutely love it!!!! So much fun! I'm definitely looking forward to getting the other expansions, one a time to see how it helps with the game. But honestly, you will have a great time with just this base game if you like a board game that has a mix of card hand building mixed with Worker Placement. And has conflict each round, if you choose to participate. But ignore conflict at your peril, b/c you'll miss out on some nice rewards including victory points. The Spice Must Flow!!!!

## Frequently Bought Together

- Dune: Imperium
- Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix
- Dire Wolf Dune Imperium: Immortality – Board Game by Digital 1-4 Players – 60-120 Minutes of Gameplay – Games for Game Night – Teens and Adults Ages 14+ - English Version

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