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4X is a genre of strategy-based games in which players control an empire and "eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate". Emphasis is placed upon economic and technological development, as well as a range of non-military routes to supremacy. Games can take a long time to complete since the amount of micromanagement needed to sustain an empire increases as the empire grows.

Ludum Dare is a 48 and 72 hour game making competition globally hosted twice a year publicly on the internet for anyone to participate. The 48 hour version is strictly for solo participants, while the 72 hour version is relaxed bit with more time and no restraints on team size and source code usage.