"Wargame. Set piece battles. Simulates battles between the six main warrior races of Mars during the Era of Discontent. During this turbulent period, factions of all races fought with and against each other. Welcome to Mars." The game is played on a hex map and uses up to twenty types of terrain/settlements: Barren, Impassable, Flats, Forest, Swamp, Hills, Caves, Mountains, Jungles, Psiwell, Desert, Fortifications, Dojo, Vehicle Factory, Weapons Factory, Training Grounds, Farms, Temple, City, and Ruins. There are six races in the game: Green, Red, White, Blue, Yellow, and Black Martians. Each Martian race has warbands and leaders. The warbands of each race are rated from 0 to 6 in the following attributes: Speed, Small Arms, Surprise, Hand to Hand, Armor, Artillery, Numbers, Psionics, and Morale. Variant Warband ratings are included for special units such as Red Commandos, Yellow Wasp Riders, Blue Mob, Black Warlocks, and Green Beetle Tanks.