Age of Innovation allows you to create new combinations of Factions, Homelands, and Abilities so that each game plays out in different ways. You control one of these factions and will terraform the world's terrain into that of your homeland. Then you will be able to construct your buildings, giving you benefits to propel your faction forward. Proximity to other factions may limit your expansion, but it also gains you significant advantages in the game. This tension adds to the appeal of the Terra Mystica universe! With 7 double-layered planning displays, 12 factions, 17 palace abilities, 18 innovations, and other variable game components, you'll be able to create an almost inexhaustible number of game combinations.