Everyone dreams of inheriting a vast fortune and in this game it can come true. The original Ming vase of Aunt Lisa, Uncle Bert's Stradivaius violin. The of course the huge wealth amassed by your grandparents could all be yours one day soon. The game starts in the year 1840 and ends in the year 2000. Each of the players represents one of the characters in the 1990's. At the beginning of the game all the property is owned by the three families at the top of the board. With careful planning, great cunning and, of course, some good luck, each player tries to ensure that all the money and possessions heirlooms are passed down the family tree to end up in his/her possession at the end of the game.