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The Great Khan Game

In a far-away corner of the Forgotten Realms there is a region known as the Whamite Isles. It is filled with prosperous nations. They are bound by a common heritage, but cursed by constant conflict. Into this world step you, the player, as you attempt to build a fortune and an empire. Your tools will be diplomacy, political manipulation, and, unfortunately, war. The Great Khan Game is basically a card game. There is a deck of 164 assorted cards. Each nation consists of 6 to 11 cards, depicting the leaders, people, armies, navies, castles, and other inhabitants therein. Players are dealt a hand and then, in turn, draw cards from the deck and meld cards, face up, on the table. Other cards bring events, such as revolts, earthquakes, or rich merchants bearing gold. There are also cards representing mercenary armies, fleets, and leaders, and special magical items. During his turn, a player can launch political coups and/or wars in order to take countries from other players. Pieces representing military units do not move around the board as in many other wargames. Armies are represented by cards and wars are resolved by simple dice rolls. The game proceeds until the “Shuffle the Deck” card is drawn from the deck. At this time the Shuffle card is removed and a card called the “Historian” is inserted. The deck and all discards are then shuffled together. Play continues until the Historian card is drawn. At that moment, time freezes on his typewritten pages and the game ends. Players total their treasuries and the value of the countries they control. The player with the greatest net worth is the winner.