From the box cover: 2000 BC, many people settled in Mesopotamia, where they founded great cities and nations become. One of these nations rely on you to carry the title of "most powerful nation." Build the grandest temples. Grow your people and fight to accumulate great wealth. Rely on your omens to plan your actions and, above all, increase your power at all costs trying to get their hands on the deity statues that will ensure the favour of the gods. The game play: Each player have 4 actions per round, he can either draw a card or play a card. The player can draw from the display only, the display start with 3 cards, however it increases as the game progress up to 6 cards. The player can play a card from his hand, even one he just drew. He can play a card on his opponent (stealing cards from them, forcing them to discard), or his can play a card in front of him to increase his chance of winning.