Constantinople 1230
A HISTORICAL GRAND STRATEGY

Constantinople 1230FATHER OF HISTORY

The City has been in Latin hands for a quarter of a century. Twenty-eight realms reach for it: empires, sultanates, merchant republics and steppe hordes. Which one will be yours?

AD 1230 · ANNO MUNDI 6738
Hagia Sophia behind the walls of Constantinople, in a gold frame
THE STARTING POINT

The World of 1230

In 1204 the knights of the Fourth Crusade took Constantinople and crowned a Latin emperor. The Greek world broke apart: Nicaea and Trebizond each claimed the heritage of Rome, while Latin barons, Venice and Genoa divided the islands and the ports.

To the east, the Sultanate of Rum holds Anatolia, the Ayyubids hold Egypt and Jerusalem, and a caliph still sits in Baghdad. From deep in the steppe, the Mongols are already riding west.

The game begins at this moment. What happens next is up to you.

Illuminated title page of Father of History
The illuminated title of the game
TWENTY-EIGHT PLAYABLE REALMS

Choose Your Coat of Arms — Choose Your Destiny!

Don't curse the balance — it is history's, not the game's. Your character is You! Don't wait! Rise! Danger on every side! Test Yourself and prove you are worthy of your ancestors! Prove you can change everything! This is your chance! The game for your life begins soon!

HOW IT PLAYS

From the Throne to the Battlefield

IThe Strategic Map

Fifty-seven provinces from the Balkans to Mesopotamia, with relief, rivers, roads and sea lanes. Armies march, towns grow, and trade hubs keep the treasury full.

IIThe Battlefield

Real-time battles in 3D. Your orders travel by messenger, so they arrive late. A commander with a higher Sword builds longer chains of actions and sets "if, then" triggers. At sea, Greek fire burns.

IIIThe Court and the Cards

Events, Tasks and Manna come as cards. Your lords have faces, families, character and plans of their own, and each can uphold the throne or threaten it.

IVFaith and Government

Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Islam, the Armenian and Jacobite churches, Tengrism and the old faiths. The form of government decides what a ruler may do and what the people will bear.

Riotthey shout in the town
Uprisingthey leave with the land
Civil Warthey sit on the same throne
Bee Maya Studio logo
THE DEVELOPER

Bee Maya Studio

An independent studio from Ukraine. The game is written in C++ and OpenGL, and every realm, coat of arms and province is built from historical sources.

IN DEVELOPMENT Early access is coming soon.

Game languages: English, Ukrainian, German, Polish.

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