Civilization meets Magic: The Gathering. The most fun I ever had with a 4X strategy game. The lack of multiplayer means there's power balance: spells are world-shattering, overbalanced and fun as hell. There's just nothing quite like it.
This is my Favorite game in the Whole Universe I've spent years and years of my life pretty much mastering it!
Great game for it's time. Variation between the races, different units had different skills. A game that if the graphics were upgraded would still hold it's own in the turn-based tactical strategy world.