"Players a rival kings in the land of Sumeria." The game is played on a hex map depicting the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. There are ten City States on the map: Kish, Larak, Nippur, Umma, Lagash, Uruk, Ur, Eshnunna, Khafaje, and Eridu. "Victory: The first player to control six of the ten city-states is the winner."