Ys
In remote times¸ King Gradlon had the magnificent city of Ys erected for his daughter Dahut. Gargantuan sea-walls protected the city from the violent waves. Dahut decided to make Ys the most powerful place in Brittany¸ thus¸ she dispatched dragons to seize merchant ships loaded with jewels which sailed on the open sea...The players embody merchant-princes of Ys. By skillfully using their network of brokers¸ they speculate on the purchase of precious stones¸ thus amassing gold (represented by victory points). At the end of the game¸ the winner is the player who has accumulated the mostgold.