Battle for Empyrean was created by Kevin McGinley. The idea for the game came from wanting to blend aspects of games he liked, but center the player's focus on their own board, rather than their opponent's. 

While there are still limited ways to affect your opponent's side, Battle for Empyrean is more about how you strategize with your own deck and react to both the random battlefields as well as your opponent's deployment choices, rather than simply trying to ruin every fun card your opponent plays.

Kevin loves playing games with his friends and family and he designed this game to appeal to those who prefer games with a nice balance between duration, complexity, and strategy. Not too much of any one trait, but enough of all of them to keep it interesting. Enjoy.