Wild swings of luck are common and no plan will go exactly as you had hoped. Perhaps that's stating it too plainly but the emphasis here is on fun rather than history. Terrain tiles allow you to create plenty of different maps and scenarios on which to recreate portions of Civil War battles. There's plenty of dice rolling and the battles can often be one-sided but the game is so enjoyable that you can easily play twice, switching sides. Players take on the roles of either Hera or Zeus who are engaging each other in yet another feud.
Cards represent the lesser gods that are influenced by the rulers of Olympus.
Three columns of battles are waged with the basics very straightforward - cards of higher value beat lower valued ones. The gameplay is not nearly so simple though as there are a great many special cards to consider - Medusa can turn anyone to stone, Sirens can lure your opponents allies and Pandora's box spells trouble for everyone. The game recreates the four battles at the end of The Phantom Menace and for such a simple game, does so quite well. Lots of plastic miniatures add to the fun and while there are plenty of dice to be rolled there's enough strategy to keep the more serious minded gamer interested. The playing field is made up of small disks in an approximately hexagon pattern.