The game is played with two decks – the Territory Deck and the Battle Deck. The Territory Deck has fifteen cards, three each of five types: Castles, Mountains, Towers, Forests, and Swamps. The Battle Deck has sixty cards, which come in four different types: Heroes, Minions, Artifacts, and Spells. The Heroes and Minions are each associated with a specific type of Territory. The object of the game is to control all of the Territory Cards.