Turn-based strategy where you lead a European colonial power settling the Americas in the age of exploration. You plant colonies, assign settlers to specific jobs—farming, logging, manufacturing—and ship goods back to Europe for profit. Economic chains matter: raw tobacco becomes cigars in a tobacconist's house, worth more at market. You'll negotiate with native tribes, sometimes trading, sometimes fighting. Rival European powers compete for territory, so you balance military units against economic development. The endgame shifts: once your colonies grow strong enough, you declare independence and fight your home nation's royal expeditionary force. Victory means winning that final war. It's Civilization's systems applied to a focused historical scenario with more granular production mechanics.
