Players struggle to survive the Stone Age by working as hunters, collectors, farmers, and tool makers. As you gather resources, and raise animals, you work to build the tools needed to build your civilization.
Players use 40 stone age men in 3 phases. The first phase players place their men in regions of the board that they think will benefit them, including the hunt, the trading center, or the quarry. The second phase activates one of these areas. In the third phase, players must have enough food available to survive.
Note: Michael Tummelhofer is the pen name for the designer of Saint Petersburg Bernd Brunnhofer ( the adding of Michael Bruinsma and Jay Tummelson is just a thank you for the very good economic partnership).