In the year 4051 man is now master of the universe: the discovery of ultra-light travel has allowed the colonization of space. But human nature has not changed at all and even new rich people live in colonies where populations continue a silent struggle for ultimate power. In Universo, players build galactic civilizations by exploiting the ways of politics, the strength of armies, the simplicity of religion and the inevitability of the economy. By using action cards of 4 powers each player can conquer the inhabited planets and interact with other players to gain the absolute control of the known systems.