But at it's heart, it's a very well balanced trick taking game. Players have a hand of 10 cards that does not get replenished until the end of a round. The largest mercenary army on the table, when all players have passed, wins the region. This requires some clever card playing and alliances. There are 153 card points in trump and normal suits.
Players can bury one card each.
If a player gets over a 100 points, the other two get 1 set point. If they're all under 100 points, the high and low point players get 1 set point. If one player takes all the tricks, they earn 2 set points. The object is to get to 7. The catch is the special powers.