- Explores the world around them, discovering resources and the native people that defend them.
- Expands by sending settlers out to create new cities.
- Researches new technologies to gain advantages over the other players.
- Builds unique “Wonders of the World”.
- Increases the size of their cities (4 sizes from village to metropolis) to increase production.
- Builds military units to defend what’s theirs, and to conquer what’s not.
- 2 sets of rules (standard, and advanced) allow anyone to play the game.
- 784 plastic pieces featuring 22 different, professionally sculpted playing pieces that represent cities, settlers, armies, navies, artillery, and air units from 4 different eras.
- Over 100 full color Technology and Wonder cards.
- A giant 46” x 36” gameboard featuring the artwork of Paul Niemeyer.