"INTRODUCTION: The game can be played by 2; components for 4 players are included and may be distributed in several fashions. Rules for the Basic Game come first; optional rules for the Advanced Game come later. Scenarios are supplied, or players may wish to create their own set-ups. Players will guide the fortunes of nations, acting variously as Emperor of the Nahuas, President of Mexico, First Rider of TransWyoming, or the Fisher of Wardoms: the Lords of the Middle Sea. ~ COMPONENTS: [13-page rule booklet; 5 player-aid sheets; errata sheet; 252 counters; post-apocalypse poster map of North America] ~ MAP - the game map portrays the heart of North America from Morelos in the south to lower Alberta in the north. Hexagons regularize land movement; water movement is by area. Disasters have modified the surface outline of the continent; outlines of extinct states and prov-ences will provide orientation. The depicted terrain is generally accurate, but the map exists first to influence game movement, not aid in the purchase of safe real estate. New inland terrain includes the volcanic range which instigated the planetary cataclysm; many western pluvial lakes result from greater seasonal rains..."
