Middle Kingdom

Middle Kingdom

Following the collapse of the Han Dynasty, warlords backed rival claimants to the CHinese throne, while others sought influence among the merchants, nobles, farmers, and bureaucrats.

In this game, players blind bid each round to claim Dynasty cards in order to control the Emperor, Heir, Palace, Market, and Harvest. However, the heavens, in the guise of the Celestial Dragon, can disrupt the best-laid plans. The game ends as the Emperor dies and whoever gains the most influence will ascend the throne.

Players place beginning and/or ending Poem cards on Princesses in order to match the symbols of the season, the court fashion, and the taste of the princess being wooed in order to give the poem Beauty.