In Moon you will build moon bases that are attractive places to live and work for people on Earth. The most prestigious base will be the new moon capital!

The game uses the familiar "pick & pass" or "hand drafting" mechanism for players to add new structure cards to their base. Each hand of cards represents a convoy of experts and equipment traveling between the players' outposts, giving the player the choice of one new structure each turn. In a new twist on the genre, each hand always contains a card that grants a special free action each turn before being given to the next player.

In the three different eras of the game, players compete for majority control in 5 aspects of their bases: housing, transportation, science, industry, and food production. At the end of each era, the leader collects bonus victory points in each of these areas.

Each game also contains a number of randomly selected 'reputation' cards that provide one-time or ongoing bonuses to the player who meets the requirements.