On the other hand, you may also choose to enlist the pirates' help, by giving them a well-armed ship to raise hell in your opponents' waters. Also, you may need to defend your city from hostile attacks, and send out huge fleets to chase pirates. For instance, getting married is an important part of the game, as you can get a great dowry if you choose the right wife (or husband, if you play as a woman). What makes The Patrician stand out as one of the best historical sims ever made is the attention to detail and the huge variety of gameplay options. If your electorate throws you off the mayor's post, it won't matter how well liked you are in the rest of Europe. You must also remember to keep an eye on your own city, as local politicians won't give up even after you have been elected mayor. selling expensive goods in their city while buying cheap- thus making the city lose money). This is not easy, since city councils will not be happy of your arbitrage operations (i.e. This means that you have to be well liked in as many cities as possible to get elected. mayors of other cities, are impressed with you. If you become a mayor, then you will be admitted into the Hanseatic League meeting that is held every four years, and you can finally get elected Alderman if the other members, i.e. This requires that you "buy" favor from townspeople, by donating money to the poor, funding a new church, throwing parties, etc. After you make a handsome amount of money, you must try to get elected mayor in your home city. The prices are calculated in a very realistic way, taking into account factors like the time of the year, and the amount of goods in the city. In all, there are about 40 commodities to barter with, and 16 cities to sail to. This is done by the usual buy-low-sell-high routine: you sail to one port, buy some goods, then sail to another port and sell the goods at a higher price. To become Alderman, you have to make a lot of money to buy political power. leader) of the Hanseatic League which controls most of the trading. Although not as good as Merchant Prince, The Patrician is a competent game that deserves much more attention than it received, and is an arguably better game for multiplayer competition (the game allows up to 4 human players).Īs a trader living in medieval Europe, your goal is to become the Alderman (i.e. The game is similar to Holistic Design/QQP's Merchant Prince, but with more emphasis on political power and influence. One of the best historical business games ever made, The Patrician enjoyed tremendous success on the Amiga but unfortunately very little attention from PC gamers (the same fate suffered by most other Amiga hits).
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