Merchant Prince

Machiavelli: The Prince is a part of the Merchant Prince series of games, and is often considered the best of the bunch. This article describes the Merchant Prince series with a focus on Machiavelli: The Prince, as it is generally considered the best in the series. The game takes place in Eurasia starting in 1300; you play the part of head of a merchant trading family in Venice, and compete with the other three Venetian trading families using a range of methods, some fair, some foul. The game focuses mainly on trading and skulduggery. The object is to end the game with more money (including assets) than any of your rivals; how you do that doesn't necessarily matter, but actions do have consequences in the game.