Starting to the left of the first player, in turn, everyone places one army onto any unoccupied territory. Whoever rolls the highest number takes one Infantry piece from his or her pile and places it onto any territory on the board, thus claiming that territory.
Start the game by placing Infantry pieces. Artillery (worth 10 Infantry, or 2 Cavalry).There are six complete sets of armies, each containing three types: The numbers along the bottom (southern) edge of the board indicate the number of armies you will receive for a set of cards you trade in. Each continent is a different color and exists of 4 to 12 territories. The game board is a map of 6 continents divided into 42 territories.