In Chaos Reigns a player must manage a limited amount of resources which will be used to purchase buildings and units. The player must then micromanage their units to move around a map and fight their opponents who are ultimately trying to achieve the same thing. The player who best manages their resources, efficiently builds their units and manipulates their special abilities, reacts strategically to what their opponent is building and makes the best tactical decisions, will win the game.
A player wins the game by using their units to destroy an opponent's base. Every player must protect their own base from destruction while seeking out their opponent. Every building in the opponents base must be destroyed in order to win the game. A player must set their units to attack each building in their opponents base. These buildings have health which will regain over time and can be rebuilt if destroyed. If all buildings reach zero health however without being rebuilt that player looses the game.
Each player recieve one base which contains 5 ruins. These ruins can be built into any combinations of 5 buildings. Each building costs a varying amount of resources and can only be built if the player has enough of the required resources. Buildings have one main function; to produce units. Once a building is constructed it will be operational to start training units. Each building has 3 unique units to choose from.
The barracks consists of units who rely mainly on physical damage as opposed to magic. They are warriors who do not posses any divine abilities apart from their lion hearted courage, endless stamina and practiced prowess with their weapons.
The sanctum consists of three characters all of whom posses magical abilities. These Mancers have trained hard to reach the full potential of their abilities and study mouldy old texts for countless hours every day. They hope to someday unlock the ancient secret that will allow them to understand what the ancients did and be able to rid their land of the Void
The brewery contains some of the brightest minds that have been given an opportunity to flourish since the Void has destroyed the world they once knew. Laughed at and made fun of for their wild inventions in the old world these characters have made names for themselves in the battle against the Void and have proved that the power of the mind is not something to be taken lightly.
The ancients left being many secrets, one of which their children have been able to manipulate to their own design. Using magic infused boulders the inhabitants have managed to construct massive golems which are brought to life with their meagre knowledge of magic and used to batter at their enemy’s gates
Everyone was affected by the Void differently and the ones who died outright are sometimes considered to be the lucky ones. Inside the Triad many dark secrets are kept including those who have been found a way to embrace the Void yet hold on to a thread of their sanity. These characters are only unleashed in times of dire need, though that seems to be almost daily for these people