In this expansion, the original gameplay is both expanded and improved with new tribe cards, border cards, sand dune cards, water tokens, and a special Targia pawn — all of which combine to make a great game even better.

The Targia presents an exciting twist to the original game as she moves opposite the robber and uses her abilities to upgrade the effects of the border cards. The addition of water tokens presents a host of refreshing new possibilities to the game, while the new sand dune cards allow a Targi to gain a unique advantage if they travel to an outlying sand dune — but they may miss a valuable action in the center play area as a result! The player with the most victory points at the end of the game is the winner.