• Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936. Agrarian or Industrial, Traditional or Radical, Peaceful or Expansionist… the choice is yours.
• Detailed population groups with their own economic needs and political desires.
• Reform your government and constitution to take advantage of new social innovations, or preserve the stability of your nation by holding fast to tradition in the face of revolutionaries.
• Research transformative new technology or ideas to improve your national situation.

DEEP ECONOMIC SYSTEM

• Expand your industry to take advantage of lucrative goods, taxing the profits to improve national prosperity.
• Import cheap raw materials to cover your basic needs while finding new markets for your finished goods.
• Secure vital goods to fuel your advanced economy and control the fate of empires.
• Balance employing available labor force with the needs for new types of workers.

PLAY ON A GRAND STAGE

• Use your diplomatic wiles to weave a tangled global web of pacts, relations, alliances, and rivalries to secure your diplomatic position on the world stage.
• Employ threats, military prowess and bluffs to persuade enemies to back down in conflicts.
• Increase your economic and military strength at the expense of rivals.
• Accumulate prestige and the respect of your rivals as you build an industrial giant at home or an empire abroad.