A bidding game for 2-4+ players in which each player represents a powerful Arab family faction during The Rise of the Caliphate 632 - 750. The game is played in 10 turns with each turn representing one conquest: Arabia, Palestine, Babylonia, Syria, Egypt, Persia, North Africa, Afghanistan, Spain, Sind Players share a common set of victory tokens and fate points and a single caliph token Players share a common deck comprising three card types: Control, Conquest, Culture. Cards have a value of 1, 2 or 3. There are 4 different types of culture cards: Religion, Science, Art, and Custom. After 10 turns the game ends. The player with the most victory points at the end of the game wins.