Reveal your next possibility
Reveal the top card of your deck and collect its printed resources. Water, Biome, and Food form your first three cards, in a random order.
A CIVILIZATION-BUILDING CARD GAME
Every society
begins with
a possibility.
Reveal your world. Put your people to work. Shape a civilization through the cards you discover and the resources you choose to spend.
UP TO 8 PLAYERSSIX RESOURCESONE SOCIETY OF YOUR OWN
LAND. PEOPLE. IDEAS.
The beginnings of something greater.
Food◆Military◆Commerce◆Production◆Entertainment◆Science
01 / THE GAME
A world revealed.
A society shaped.
Each player begins with a personal deck and one worker. As cards are revealed, your society gains resources, new places to work, and new ways to score.
Put your people to work
Take turns assigning workers to your revealed cards, one worker per card. A normal two-symbol card gives one chosen resource when worked; an upgrade lets it give both.
Make your resources count
Resolve six resource phases. Compete in secret bids, trade through Industry, and advance Military, Production, and Science. Government and Belief cards open further paths to victory points.
Finish your civilization’s story
When every player has revealed their entire deck, finish the round and score. The most victory points wins; leftover resources break a tie.
One round. Six resources.
Choose a phase to see how it works.
Bids are secret. Only the winner pays. A tie for the highest bid gives no primary reward, and nobody pays. This is an introduction to the current rules, not a complete rulebook.
02 / THE CARD COLLECTION
The pieces of
your civilization.
From the land beneath your feet to the ideas that guide your people. Explore the original Societas artwork across ten card categories.
Original card artwork. Some printed wording predates the current rules; use the gameplay overview for current guidance.
03 / IN DEVELOPMENT
A civilization
in the making.
Societas is being developed across the physical card game and a Godot prototype. The cards and current rules provide the foundation; playtesting continues to guide the work.
A public release date has not been announced.
Rules & card collection
The canonical rulebook and card data define the current game. The original collection contains 59 distinct card faces.
A digital testing ground
A playable Godot prototype supports game testing. Parts of its implementation still predate the current rules and are being brought into alignment.
Follow the work here
This website will be a home for development news and future public announcements.
04 / COMMUNITY
Every society
starts with people.
Email updates and official community channels are coming soon. Check back here for development news and ways to take part.
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