The Compact Game series offers a variety of inexpensive strategy games in more basic packaging. The 1st series of Compact games came with paper maps and were packaged in small boxes (like an old CD case, but thicker) and the newer games in the series now comes in a larger 9" x 12" format with mounted game mats and all die-cut game counters, but now come in a zip bag, ditching the box entirely. All Compact games are lighter on rules and are designed to be played more quickly.