Players are stock brokers during the second Industrial Revolution, trying to make as much money as possible while also coming across as good citizens by donating money to charity. Whoever donates the least to charity by the end of the game is fed to the crocodiles not allowed to win, no matter how wealthy she’s made herself.
The game uses a system of shared information where each player knows a little of what is about to happen in the markets, with each player knowing different pieces of information.