Empires: Age of Discovery - Deluxe Edition Age of Empires III becomes Empires: Age of Discovery, the Deluxe Edition! Empires: Age of Discovery Deluxe Edition is the new, upgraded version of the celebrated Age of Empires III and Empires: Builder's Expansion with updated rules, board, pieces and much, much more - all in one box. Empires: Age of Discovery plays up to 6 explorers.