When the northerners went out for a raid, they used to say they headed out for a viking. Their Scandinavian ancestors, however, were much more than just pirates. They were explorers and founders of states. Leif Eriksson is said to be the first European in America, long before Columbus.
In what is known today as Normandy, the intruders were not called Vikings but Normans. One of them is the famous William the Conqueror who invaded England in 1066. He managed to do what the king of Norway failed to do only a few years prior: conquer the Throne of England. The reason the people of these times became such strong seafarers was their unfortunate agricultural situation: crop shortfalls caused great distress.

In this game, you will raid and explore new territories. You will also engage in the day-to-day activity of collecting goods with which to achieve a financially secure position in society. In the end, the player whose possessions bear the greatest value will be declared the winner.

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All factions can improve their skills in six different areas of development — Terraforming, Navigation, Artificial Intelligence, Gaiaforming, Economy, Research — leading to advanced technology and special bonuses. To do all of that, each group has special skills and abilities.

The playing area is made of ten sectors, allowing a variable set-up and thus an even bigger replay value than its predecessor, Terra Mystica. A two-player game is hosted on seven sectors.

Contents:

10 Space Sector Tiles
1 Research Board
7 Double-Sided Faction Boards
1 Scoring Board
10 Round Scoring Tiles6 Final Scoring Tiles
10 Round Boosters
36 Standard Tech Tiles
15 Advanced Tech Tiles
6 Space Stations
19 Federation Tokens
12 Gaia Planet Tokens
1 Lost Planet Tokens
15 Record Tokens
20 Action Tokens
7 Automa Cards
1 Terraforming Reference Card
17 Decision Cards
1 Automa Rulebook
1 Automa Player Aid
4 Player Aids
1 Turn Order Card
14 Credit Makers
7 Ore Markers
7 Knowledge Makers
30 Quantum Intelligence Cubes
50 Power Tokens
1 Brainstone
1 First Player Marker

Structures (in each player color)
– 8 Mines
– 4 Trading Stations
– 3 Research Labs
– 2 Academies
– 1 Planetary Institute
– 3 Gaiaformers
– 7 Player Tokens
– 25 Satellites

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Twelve factions, each with unique characteristics, populate this world of varying terrains. Here you will compete to erect buildings and merge them into cities. Each game allows you to create new combinations of factions, homelands, and abilities so that each game isn't the same as another.

You control one of these factions and will terraform the game map's terrain into your homelands where you can erect your buildings. Proximity to other factions may limit your expansion, but it also gains you significant advantages in the game. This tension adds to the appeal of the Terra Mystica series.

Upgrade your buildings to gain valuable resources such as tools, scholars, money, and power. Build schools to advance in different sciences and collect books, which you can use to make innovations. Build your palace to gain a powerful new ability or build workshops, guilds, and universities to complete your culture.

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