Afterworld: Earth Reborn captures the earth's apocalyptic fall into darkness slightly after a decade-long golden period in which people lived longer, explored their minds both intellectually and spiritually more than ever, created grandiose machines and robots, and lived in relative peace. The actual game takes place in an opportunity-deprived environment (making nods to the steampunk genre) that is dominated by several characters--both good and evil in nature. There's grown and spliced creatures; sinister, calculated robots; demented magical incantations; and fervent warriors/scholars from assorted historical and fantasy sources. The goal of the game is to acquire victory points, which are gained through several different types of actions. Gameplay involves several cards that create a gameboard; are drawn and played by players; and dictate what players do (through an avatar). Players take turns gaining resources, playing cards, and fighting creatures as they interact with the board and opponents.