Originally released in 1992 for the Amiga & Atari ST the Patrician brand has sold over 2 million units worldwide & has earned the respect of strategy gamers the world over Patrician IV will build upon the already solid reputation of its predecessors with a whole new art style combined with a redesigned & newcomer-friendly trading simulation engine In Patrician IV the player takes on the role of a young merchant in the area of the Baltic & North Sea during the late Middle Age the zenith of the Hanseatic League & its naval trading empire St Starting from meagre beginnings as a small stall trader players must use every skill at their disposal to rise through the… more » merchant ranks & become the most powerful merchant in Europe The authentic supply & dem&-based trading system allows players to grow their business & head out to the high seas to form trading routes with other Hanseatic cities negotiating better prices for the buying & selling of goods Rise through the merchant ranks using your increasing fame & wealth to shape towns from small villages to glorious capitals during the middle ages Thrive based on your ability to prosper in a realistic supply & demand driven economy Balance competing interests trade routes political turmoil disease weather piracy & greedy royalty to maximise your wealth reputation Construct buildings & hire workers stimulating demand for common & more exotic goods Fortify your convoys to hold off pirate attacks or hunt them down in realistic sea battles Set up your trading routes along the Baltic & North Sea & visit bustling medieval cities such as London Novgorod Cologne & Bergen Compete against eight computer-controlled merchants to become the most famous leader of the Hanseatic League