Overview

The goal of the game is to have the most Victory Points, earned by expanding your empire and hindering your opponents. During the game, players can gain Victory Points (VP) in various ways: from deals they make, from actions they take, and from Location features. The Locations that become part of a player’s Empire are also worth Victory Points. At the end of the game, players add the VP value of their Locations to their current VP score to reach their total score. The player with the most VP has built the greatest empire and wins the game

Goods In the Game

Card:

Cards represent Locations a player can interact with. Players can make Deals with the location, add it to their Empire, or raze it. During the game players acquire cards in the Lookout phase, but also from Deals, Razing Locations and other actions. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, whenever a player is instructed to draw a card, he may draw from his own Faction deck or the Common deck. You will find a detailed description of the cards in the Cards Overview section.

Victory Point (Star Icon):

Victory Points represent the glory and power of the Empire. Players gain VPs mostly from the actions they take, but they can be also provided by Deals or Production Locations. Each Location also has its value in VPs at the end of the game.

Worker (Meeple Icon):

Workers represent the Empire’s population. Players will use Workers to take actions at the Locations and acquire cards or Resources.

Raze Token:

Raze tokens represent the Empire’s military units. Raze tokens are mainly used to raze cards in your hand or Locations in an opponent’s Empire.

Defense token:

Defense tokens represent the Empire’s defense fortifications. Defense tokens are used to make a player’s Locations harder for opponents to raze.

Gold token:

Gold tokens represent the currency of the Empire. 1 Gold can be used instead of any 1 Resource (Wood, Stone, Food), but not the other way around.

Resources: Food, Wood, Stone:

Food, Wood and Stone are collectively called Resources in terms of the rules. Players acquire Resources in the Production phase, but also from Deals, Razing Locations and other actions. Food is required to make Deals, while Wood and Stone are used as building materials for Locations. Resources are also spent to activate Action Locations.

Location

A card built in a player’s Empire is called a Location.