From the rules: "Rule the world in the XIX Century" "This is the XIX Century. Industrialism is growing ruthlessly, while both Armies and Navies are equipped with increasingly efficient weapons. The Minor Nations are deprived of their Resources by cunning Diplomats, while the Major Powers become richer and more powerful. Empires struggle for supremacy both in the Military and the Economy spheres." "Gold, Blood and Iron will determine the ultimate Ruler of the World!" Imperialism is a print and play card game. Components include a custom deck of cards (composed of Territory, Work, Army, Navy, and News Cards), Warehouse tabletop cards for each player, a TradeBoard tabletop card, and a sets of revenue, resource, and item tokens.