1
Position the wheel
Ensure each player icon on the wheel faces a stack of cards
2
Draw two cards
Simultaneously, all players take the top 2 cards from the stack their icon points to
3
Discard one card
Choose one card to discard face-up onto the matching color discard pile on the board
4
Resolve kept card
Either sell the remaining card to the box for coins shown on its back, or pay the coin cost to play it below your player board
5
Rotate and repeat
After all players decide, rotate the wheel clockwise and repeat until each player has drawn from all 5 colors
6
Collect income
All players earn coins equal to their Income (yellow) track value
7
Claim a Colony tile
Starting with first player going clockwise, each player may take 1 Colony tile if their Military (red) track meets or exceeds the required value
8
Choose Colony reward
Either keep tile face-up and take coins shown in green, or pay coins shown in red to flip it and gain track increases
9
Unlock a statue
If your Culture (blue) track meets a statue's threshold (6, 12, 20, or 30), you may carve it
10
Place a bonus tile
Take one of your 8 unused bonus tiles and place it in the statue's window
11
Select from discard piles
Starting with first player going clockwise, choose 1 card from the top of any discard pile
12
Buy or sell the card
Pay the coin cost to add it to your tableau, or sell it to the box for coins shown on back
13
Check food supply
Compare your Food (green) track to your total number of cards
14
Discard if necessary
If Food track is lower than card count, remove cards (losing their benefits and track values) until Food equals or exceeds card count
15
Purchase Silver Medals
Pay the cost shown on reference card, place an unused bonus tile in the medal window to earn half points (rounded up) from that track at game end
16
Purchase Gold Medals
Pay the cost shown on reference card, place a gold medal on your board to earn 7 points per complete set of all 5 card colors
17
Set up new cards
After each Epoch, set up the next Epoch's cards the same way as initial setup
18
Change first player
Player 2 goes first in Epoch 2, Player 3 goes first in Epoch 3