Set in the 18th century, players are powerful nations like Russia, Great Britain, Spain, France, et al, competing to expand their empires by gaining the most support. Support is won by supplying your people with goods; goods are produced when your people work in your territories.
You can gain people, territories, goods and supporters by winning wars. To win wars, you must pay gold to raise armies. Gold can be earned by winning wars and by selling goods.
All turns are taken simultaneously, and there are no restrictions on trading. At any point in the game, you may trade anything: people, territories, goods, supporters, gold, player powers and more. This is like Chinatown on more steroids than our Sidereal Confluence. However, it is played in a shorter time frame and allows the trading of VPs.
COMPONENTS:
275 Support Cards
100 Goods Tiles
150 Territories Tiles
50 Bonds Tiles
150 People Figures
150 Gold Coins
121 Selection Cards
11 Nation Cards
11 National Flags
14 War Tiles
1 Diplomacy Token
1 Market Board
1 Market Board Extension
