Board game East India Companies - Strategic

In the 18th and 19th centuries, four major shipping companies competed to trade the most exotic goods of the Far East: tea, spices, coffee and silk. The demand was huge - this is your chance to make great profits! In East India Company you take control of a trading company. Develop it wisely, expand your port and buy new, bigger and faster ships. If you have a good business sense, you may even profit from the growth of your opponents through skillful stock trading and become the most successful company to ever sail the seas!

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In the 18th and 19th centuries, shipping companies aimed to strengthen the trade between the West and the Far East that had begun in previous centuries. Tea, spices, coffee, and silk are commodities much consumed in Europe, and their buying and selling prices depend closely on supply and demand. Fortunes can be made and gambled depending on circumstances.

In East India Companies, players manage a large shipping company that trades with far flung trading posts in India. They must manage their ships and invest in buying shares of their own company or those of their competitors. Most importantly, players have to keep an eye on the constantly fluctuating market prices! Is it better to invest your money in the stock market or in buying goods? Do they prefer to use fast ships with low tonnage or slower ships with larger holds? Whatever the players choose, their strategies will influence those of their opponents.