The game plays over two Rounds. A Round is comprised of three phases, which are drafting cards at the beginning, then resolving five Conflicts, one for each Region, and then the third phase is different for each Round:

ROUND I:

Phase 1: Draft (pass cards to the left)

Phase 2: Conflict

Phase 3: Cleanup (see Phase 3: Cleanup)

ROUND II:

Phase 1: Draft (pass cards to the right)

Phase 2: Conflict

Phase 3: Cleanup (see Phase 3: Final Scoring)