GemForge is a 2-player game which has both players competing on a 6x6 board utilising four different types of gems (spirit, life, blood and royal) to gain control of the board (the Forge) through either taking out their opponent, having three royal gems on the board at the same time or occupying more squares at the end of a preset time. The different gems each allow for different strategies with the spirit gems essentially allowing for movement, life for increasing occupation, blood gems for capturing opponent pieces and royal gems for protection and defense. The royal gems also serve as a winning mechanism if you are successfully able to have three on the board at the same time, a feat that is not easy to achieve. —description from the publisher