Birthstone is a competitive board game that takes place deep in the heart of the bustling Sulperra Market. In the game, players take on the role of artisan jewelers who bid against one another for precious gems, metals, and reagents in order to craft valuable artifacts for the wealthy elite. Players take turns placing their apprentice tokens (workers) on various locations on the game board to take a variety of actions, including bidding, mining, and reagent procurement. The game ends when the last of the commission cards is completed, and the player with the most victory points wins the game. —description from the publisher