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

ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Jun, 1992	11 out of 12	92
CU Amiga	Amiga	Aug, 1993	91 out of 100	91
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1993	85 out of 100	85
Play Time	Atari ST	Jun, 1992	83 out of 100	83
Power Play	Atari ST	Jan, 1993	76 out of 100	76
Power Play	Amiga	Jul, 1992	76 out of 100	76
Power Play	DOS	Jul, 1992	76 out of 100	76
PC Zone	DOS	May, 1994	70 out of 100	70
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	May, 1993	55 out of 100	55
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