Playing for the first time

• Read 5 Game Layers and Board Game Basics for a top-level overview of the game.

• From the selection of games in the left sidebar, choose a Tutorial game.

• A message will pop up to welcome you to the game. Click the blue button in this message that says "show me the interface" and complete the tour of the useful parts of the screen.

• When the tour of the interface is done, a message in the upper left will tell you how to start the tutorial.

• The tutorial starts with the basics but moves on to some medium-sized challenges, so don't expect to finish it your first time.

More Information:

• Board Game Basics will tell you how to move your pawn and found cities.

• Learn more about action points (gems) that you use for actions.

• Survival Walkthrough will help you take care of your cities.

• Tutorial Walkthrough will help you learn all the tutorial challenges.