As a fan of naval wargames, historical strategy and economic management games, Paradox Interactive's recent East India Company seems custom made for my enjoyment. The new game, released this week ...

The East India Company’s royal charter gave it the ability to “wage war,” and initially it used military force to protect itself and fight rival traders. In 1757, however, it seized control ...

Fuelled by concerns of mismanagement, Pitt’s India Act was passed in 1784, resulting in the British government overseeing the Company’s rule in India.

East India Company promises to take strategy war-games to new levels with its technically advanced proprietary game engine. Players will fight, manage and rule nations from Europe to the Far East.

The Radio Times also explained that the East India Company had its own armies, which it used to rule over the territories it used from 1757 to 1857, and was responsible for the mid-18th century ...

Politicians also, in 1773, granted the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies to help raise cash – sparking the Boston Tea Party and eventually the American Revolution.

The East India Company’s royal charter gave it the ability to “wage war,” and initially it used military force to protect itself and fight rival traders. In 1757, however, it seized control ...