Players compete for the most victory points (VP) by expanding their population, researching magic, and building towers. The game is played in a series of turns. Each turn, the active player selects an available action that all players will get a chance to perform. Then the active player token is passed to the next player clockwise and a new turn begins. Play continues like this until one player completes one of the end of game conditions. After which players will add up their victory points and determine a winner.