Meridian

At the beginning of the 18th century, Queen Wu Wei decided that it was prudent, since it could not be avoided, to let some of the powerful European commercial companies establish enclaves on the islands of the Southern Archipelago. In order to restrain their well-known avarice, she had them agree to a number of unusual rules and condition. The most unusual rule divided the archipelago into imaginary north-south (vertical) strips, which she called "meridians". The "meridian" rule limited each company to just one enclave in each meridian. In this game, each player represents one the powerful commercial companies and the rules of the game are very similar to those that were devised by the legendary Queen Wu Wei.