The Patrician (game)
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Developer(s) | Ascaron |
Publisher(s) | Ascaron |
Release date(s) | 1992 |
Genre(s) | Strategy |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS |
The Patrician is the title of a series of historical trading simulation computer games for the PC, Amiga and Atari ST published by Ascaron Entertainment. In the games, the player assumes the role of a merchant in any of several cities of the Hanseatic League, accumulating money, capital and consumer goods, and real estate, expanding his company, and furthering his career at home and abroad.
The main action of the games typically consists of trading, using trading offices and ships. Players can also build public works, private houses, and industries, pursue a career in politics, and interact with such characters as pirates and burglars.