Summoner Wars is a fast-playing action-packed 2-4 player card game. Players take on the role of Summoners: powerful beings who harness the power of mysterious Summoning Stones to lead their race to conquest on the war-torn planet of Itharia. These Summoners wield terrible magic on the battlefield freezing their foes in place draining their enemies of power and even bringing rains of fire down from the heavens. But most notoriously they summon their great race's hordes of warriors to the battlefield to clash in the never-ending struggle for supremacy.Summoner Wars: Alliances Master Set a big box starter set for Summoner Wars akin to the Summoner Wars Master Set features eight complete faction decks and can be played on its own or combined with other Summoner Wars products. All sixteen factions in the SW world are represented as each new summoner is a hybrid of two existing factions blending the themes of the two factions and expanding deck-building possibilities. The factions are:Fallen Phoenix: Phoenix Elves/Fallen KingdomCave Filth: Filth/Cave GoblinsTundra Guild: Guild Dwarves/Tundra OrcsSwamp Mercenaries: Swamp Orcs/MercsVargath Vanguard: Vanguard/VargathSand Cloaks: Cloaks/Sand GoblinDeep Benders: Deep Dwarves/BendersJungle Shadows: Shadow Elves/Jungle ElvesIntegrates with:Summoner WarsSummoner Wars: Master Set