Gugong uses this extraordinary custom as its foundation.
Players take on the role of powerful Chinese families seeking influence and power by exchanging gifts with Officials.

The gift cards you offer must be of a higher value than the one you receive - forcing you to make strategic choices about which actions to take each turn.

Travel across ancient China, sail down the Grand Canal, purchase precious jade, help construct the Great Wall, secure advantages through decrees, and influence the game through intrigue.

Your ultimate goal: to earn an audience with the Emperor.
If only one player succeeds, they win immediately. If several achieve this feat, the one with the most Victory Points among them claims ultimate triumph.