"Board & card game for 2 players. Battle between Mutants & Sentinel Robots. Takes place in the X-Men Universe. Each figure (unit) represents a Mutant or Robot. Victory: Destroy all opposing Units." The X-Men get eight Mutants with a maximum Hit point total of 16. The Sentinel Robots and eighteen named Mutants are described by hit points, abilities, and three special powers. The game is played on a chessboard or any other 8x8 grid. Miniatures or counters are used to represent the combatants. A custom deck of cards is central to the play of the game. The players draw hands of cards from the shared deck. Card play determines when units may move, attack, and defend.