A science-fiction game of planetary colonization, military conquest, and diplomacy. The game is played on a 5x5 grid. Terrain is randomly generated each game.

“Board/Card/Record Keeping game for 2-4+ players. Based on the 1996 Sci-Fi PC Game ‘Deadlock: Planetary Conquest.’ Races: Each player picks as their identity one of the 7 available races - Human, ChCh-t, Uva Mosk, Tarth, Re’Lu, Maug, Cyth. Victory: You win by occupying all territories on the map.”

The detailed turn sequence has 20 phases: Upkeep Phase, Labor Phase, Event Phase, Population Phase, Morale Phase, Taxation Phase, Rebellion Phase, Resource Phase, Diplomacy Phase, Trade Phase, Black Market Phase, Build Phase, Production Phase, Ability Phase, Transport Phase, Attack Phase, Plane Return Phase, Colonization Phase, Research Phase, and End Phase.