The game is based on the novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth" written by Joules Verne. Players take the roles of up to four adventurers who will race through the 3D board trying to be the first ones to achieve the center of the Earth and therefore win the game. To do this, they will face a hard ascension of the ancient Sneffels volcano, a descent into its dark and misterious insides and finally a nightmarish counter-clock run against the lava flowing in the center of the Earth. During the journey they might face dangerous secondary adventures but also find precious treasures. But beware! Only those adventurers to equip themselves with the right object for each stage of the journey will be able to successfully race against the others.