Will you become a company man or a free trapper. Each player takes the role of a late 18th century fur trapper in the Hudson's Bay region of northern Ontario exploiting the lynx-hare cycle and outwitting other trappers. You start indebted to the Hudson's Bay company which supplies you with traps in agreement that all pelts be sold exclusively to them. In order to succeed, you need to time not just market demand, but also the balance of the lynx and hare population. By trapping when the lynx are plentiful and selling pelts at high prices, you may earn enough to pay off your debt and become a free trapper.