It's been 84 years since the great Kaiju Wars. Humanity has made many advancements and discoveries since that dark time. However no revelation was as ground breaking as the discovery of the islands. Beautiful Oblivion, one of three islands, was formed by the synthesis of earth's geography with the fallen enemy of our past and with it a treasure trove of new resources. Harvesting these resources changed our future and quite possibly sealed our fate. Because of our ignorance a new gate is now forming and it is only a matter of time before a breach occurs unleashing Kaijus hell bent on destroying us all. In Beautiful Oblivion, a strategy board game for 2-5 players, you are the master engineer tasked with creating the next great mech (Krieger) to save us all. Your team of engineers are sent out to harvest the resources needed in order to construct such modern marvels. These new resources come with a cost though, as over harvesting only accelerates the end game. During the course of play, you'll gain points by using those resources to build or upgrade your Krieger. Choose to follow a blueprint for additional points or shoot from the hip on your design. All the while, navigating world events that can help you or stop you dead in your tracks. The points you earn translate to the strength of your Krieger. Building bigger is stronger, but much slower to do. A light upgraded Krieger might do the trick but will it be strong enough. Either way you'll need to hurry, once the gate is inevitably opened, ending the game, only completed Kriegers will fight for glory against a variety of Kaijus for the possibility to gain bonus points. The player with the most points wins the game. -description from designer