History · Trade · Political power
Second Edition
Bankers, empires and a world in the balance.
Step into the Renaissance as a banker whose influence reaches far beyond the market. Follow complete two- and three-player games, with each purchase, operation and victory condition explained at the table.
2 & 3-player playthroughs · Guided, at your pace
The complete interactive tutorial, in your browser.
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Use A− / A+ to change the size of text and controls. Open Text panel to adjust Width and Height, or choose Reset to restore the defaults. Your preferences are remembered for each game.
Use Next to advance one consequence at a time. Drag to pan, right-drag to orbit, and scroll to zoom. Choose the two- or three-player game from the scenario menu.
These are guided playthroughs with authored moves and outcomes. Use the checkpoints to explore how the game develops.
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Use a banker’s money and tableau to shape Europe and qualify for an available victory. Military, religious, trade and political effects interact, but possessing a large tableau alone does not win. The active victory squares determine which position can be converted into a declaration.
A banker takes one or two actions and then refreshes the markets. Buying, playing and selling cards connect to regional operations and trade fairs. Chess pieces on the map represent religions and forces; banker pawns represent concessions. Their ownership and functions are different.
There is no fixed number of rounds. Read each activated victory requirement and the action needed to declare it. The site includes separate two-player and three-player games, so you can compare the response window with one opponent and with two.
Inside this tutorial
A two-player game in 39 checkpoints. Follow the market, trade and the struggle for a winning position.
A three-player game in 67 checkpoints. See how a second opponent changes timing, pressure and the choices at the table.
These playthroughs were checked against the publisher’s living rules and errata on 8 September 2026. Each tutorial includes its rule references and source notes.
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