This is a retelling rather than a translation of the rules.
Straight translations are available via links on the main page .
Each player is the leader of a tribe, and all the tribes are attempting to settle on the same island. Players build settlements, roads and cities on the island, using raw materials gained from the island itself. The more a player builds, the more productive his tribe becomes, enabling further building. The winner of the game is the first person to reach 10 victory points, which are awarded for various empire-building actions. Each raw material type has a picture of the type of tile which produces it as the background, and a picture of the material itself in a circle in the middle.