In the year 3000, man is an endangered species. The brutal Psychlos control most of the universe, including Earth and its vast deposits of extremely valuable gold. Dozens of alien factions vie for power using everything from political scheming to blatant military attacks. Greed, corruption, and fear control these times. Now is the perfect chance for a cunning opportunist like yourself to rise to power. OVERVIEW In Battlefield Earth, players are competing for the most Gold. To get Gold, you must gain Leverage over important Characters, such as Jonnie, Terl, Robert The Fox, Blan Jetso, and Selachee. You start the game with a hand of 12 Leverage cards, numbered 0 – 11. Each round you will use two of your Leverage cards by placing each of them face down next to any Characters in play. If you have the highest total Leverage on a Character at the end of a round, you will Sway that Character. Battlefield Earth features a Tug Of War style scoring system. In most cases, to score a Character and take some of its Gold you must Sway that Character twice without another player interrupting. Expect a lot of hard won and back-and-forth fights. You can’t win every contest, so you’ll need to be strategic and sneaky to be victorious. The player with the most Gold at the end of the game wins. -description from publisher