It's a race against time as the Ice Age approaches! You will need strength and food to survive and lots of it. The mammoth offers your tribes food beyond your wildest dreams, but they are powerful beasts. You and your fellow players will need to team up to hunt successfully... But there can only be one master of the hunt and, to ensure that's you and your tribe, you'll need to manipulate alliances, horde supplies, and make use of the land's many resources to become the most powerful tribe!
Your tribe will discover new lands and experience the seasons, with new challenges and opportunities, until the Ice Age arrives! Gradually covering the world with ice and snow until finally it covers the entire play area. The game ends once the world has frozen over and it's time to see which tribe is best prepared to survive the Ice Age. If you've managed to stockpile more food than anyone else you win and go on to enjoy a chilly but pleasant Ice Age!