"The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly,
and who can say to himself, 'I shall today be uppermost.' "
Confucius
Confucius is set in imperial China during the Ming
dynasty, which lasted from the mid 14th to the mid 17th century.
It was a period of restoration and reconstruction after the peasant
rebellions that had overthrown the previous Mongol rulers of China.
The government was re-established by the Emperor Hongwu under a
new legal code stressing family relations and based on Confucian
ideas. Using a vast standing army, areas of China under Mongol control
and many adjoining territories were brought into the Empire through
military conquest. The Empire also expanded its knowledge of the
world through Zheng He’s great oceanic voyages that may have
reached as far as the Americas.
In Confucius each player represents a Chinese family
trying to extend its power in the government, the army and the navy
through the subtle application of political and social influence,
rather than through direct conflict. Money, the manipulation of
government officials and the strategic giving of gifts so that rivals
are obliged to help your family; these will be your weapons.
Confucius release date is 30 May 2008.
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