The Patrician

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Description

The Patrician is set in medieval times, focusing on the trading efforts of the Hanseatic League. You (and up to 3 other players) struggle for money and respectability. You should build up sea routes between the 16 cities in the North and Baltic Sea, and your ultimate goal is to be governor of your hometown. For this you need a lot of money and high respectability. The game ends, when you are elected to Ältermann—the highest rank in this century.

You earn money by buying goods cheap and selling them for higher price. With the profits you can buy new ships (out of 4 different types) or stores.

There are also pirate battles. For these, you can buy weapons for your ships and go with ships from other traders to hunt the pirates.

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Alternate Titles

• "Der Patrizier" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games involving the Hanseatic League
• Games with extra content copy protection
• Merchant / Trade-oriented games
• Patrician series
• Setting: City - Hamburg
• Setting: Medieval Europe

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Critic Reviews

AmigaForum	Amiga	Dec, 1993	6 out of 6	100
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	May, 1993	5 out of 5	100
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Jun, 1992	11 out of 12	92
Play Time	DOS	Jun, 1992	87 out of 100	87
PC Joker	DOS	Jun, 1992	85 out of 100	85
Play Time	Amiga	Jun, 1992	84 out of 100	84
Play Time	Atari ST	Jun, 1992	83 out of 100	83
ST Format	Atari ST	Sep, 1993	76 out of 100	76
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Apr, 1993	72 out of 100	72
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Feb, 1994	Unscored	Unscored

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Download

The Amiga version of the game can be legally downloaded for free from Polish Amiga News Portal.

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 02/1993 – #3 Best Simulation of 1992 (Readers' Vote)
• PC Games (Germany)
  • Issue 01/1993– Best Economical Simulation in 1992