A bounch of adventurers explore the cursed kingdom of Telendar, in search of a key to close the Gates of Evil, end the curse and win! They fight monsters with brute force and magic, gaining treasures and artifacts, they gain followers, visit strange places and they trade with each other or in the four burghs of the map.
But there is a ticking clock: the King of the realm is slowly dying. Each turn, an event card is turned over. This could lead to the King lose lives, and when the King dies all the players lose.
Each game is different, with a random 7x7 tiles map, tons of monsters and encounter in different combinations, and you need to use very different strategies every time like improving fighting skills, becoming a very powerful magician, exploring the land for money, tempting fate and, last but not least, trading watermelons.
Can be played solitaire.