890 AD is a tile-laying game set among the sun-drenched lavender fields of Provence. As protectors of this land, you earn points by strengthening your domain's defenses against Moorish incursions! You have just eight turns to make your territory prosper—construct buildings and grow crops, recall allies… or risk destruction!

As nobles, you each own a castle and a domain—a personal area where you can build fortresses, religious buildings, inns, and cultivate various crops. Your prosperity also depends on your ability to summon specialists, fellow nobles, or influential figures who grant you unique advantages and powers.

Plan your actions carefully as you plant rows of lavender, poppies, olive trees, and wheat. Seize the opportunity to recruit new characters under banners that match the colors of your crops—but remember that your domain can no longer be modified once the grid is fully populated.

Player interaction takes place entirely on the board: from tactically choosing the right tiles to utilizing the abilities of certain characters that help you with cunning moves—like stealing coins from rivals or trading cards that suit your strategy. All of this with one goal: holding out against the ever-threatening Saracen onslaught. Should disaster strike one of you, perhaps others will seize their opportunity to gain the upper hand!