Companies is carefully designed with fun rules and tactics which allow for multiple playing styles. Inspired by strategy games like Chess and War Games, Companies has elements of exploration, resource gathering, construction, and destruction. The rules are short and simple. However, the game can become more complex as it goes, providing a unique experience while playing. Companies is packed with dozens of cards ranging from characters to technologies to planetary events. The cards have special abilities, which, with a little luck, can turn the tide against your opponents. —description from the designer