The year is 1762. Catherine the Great was recently proclaimed the new tsarina after a coup d'etat after Peter III. had to abdicate. You take on the roles of advisors and try to win Katharina's favour so that at the end of the game she orders you to her right-hand side as the most important person of trust. The possibilities are manifold: You can focus on the expansion of the empire, decide on a warlike orientation, get involved in the flourishing trade in goods or concentrate on art. In the end, Katharina will decide who impressed her the most...