Game Sequence

Policy Phase
Starting with the Initiative Holder and moving in Rotation, each player enacts an available Policy Card.

If a player selects a Policy Card with Bonus Tokens on it, he immediately gains them.

At any time, players may exchange any number of Bonus Tokens to:
 * draw 2 Action Cards, keep 1, and discard the other.
 * earn 2 marks

Check for End of Game
Turn over the top card in the Event Deck and place it on top of the previous Event Cards. Then, check to see if the game is over:
 * Count the number of icons at the top of all face-up Event Cards.
 * If there are 5 or more icons showing, the game is now over and there may be a winner.
 * If there are 4 or fewer icons showing, the game continues another year.

Determine Initiative
To determine the next year's Initative Holder, count the total remaining strength of each player's cities that are not exausted. The player with the highest total gains the Initiative Token for the next year. If multiple players are tied, roll dice to determine the winner.

Restore Cities
Players restore their eligible cities by flipping the control markers over to the 'Restored' side. Cities that are besieged are not restored.

Place Bonus Tokens
Place 1 Bonus Token on each Policy Card that was not enacted this year. Policy Cards may have any number of Bonus Tokens on them.

Return Policy Cards
Return all Policy Cards to the board for the upcoming year.