Cleruchy is a game of colonization and battle between two opponents, a board game in the spirit of chess and othello. The setting is ancient Greece, with each player representing a different city-state (polis) competing for territory on a vacant patch of land. Players attempt to found colonies (cleruchies) in key locations in a bid to capture the balance of power in the region. Campaigns against the opponent can be launched to destroy their major cities using specialized military units. Play ends when the resources available for colonization have run dry on both sides, and the winner is the player who has more cleruchies under his or her control. Depending on the strategy of the individual players, the game can unfold peacefully or turn into outright war. Cleruchy will have a different look and feel every time. This beta version incorporates most of the featues that will be found in the upcoming full version. Computer play will be improved in the final game.