<s>
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
4X	B-Application
turn-based	O
strategy	O
games	O
by	O
Malfador	O
Machinations	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
space-faring	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
single	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
intelligent	O
beings	O
that	O
has	O
recently	O
acquired	O
the	O
technology	O
required	O
to	O
build	O
large	O
fully	O
space-based	O
ships	O
for	O
interplanetary	O
and	O
interstellar	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
conduct	O
intelligence	O
operations	O
,	O
from	O
simple	O
information	O
gathering	O
missions	O
,	O
to	O
ship	O
bombs	O
,	O
to	O
inciting	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interstellar	O
travel	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
is	O
not	O
faster-than-light	O
drive	O
based	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
relies	O
on	O
anomalies	O
called	O
"	O
warp	O
points	O
"	O
,	O
essentially	O
wormholes	O
between	O
two	O
star	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Strategy	O
First	O
acquired	O
Malfador	O
Machinations	O
and	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
prior	O
to	O
publishing	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Strategy	O
First	O
still	O
owns	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
developed	O
another	O
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Strategy	O
First	O
released	O
a	O
RPG	O
board	O
game	O
named	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
:	O
4X	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
computer	O
games	O
,	O
utilizing	O
sprites	O
and	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
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