Game Box Welcome to the age of the Renaissance, a time of miraculous advances and extraordinay discoveries where opportunities for the brave and adventurous are found. Trade and exploration dominate the era, as wondrous Venice grows to prominence. Wealth beyond dreams flows through Venetian covers, as this thin city begins to control most of the known world. Merchant Prince II is a turn based strategy game of economical, political, and military conquest. Venture deep into the heart of the Renaissance, a time when valiant traders braved storms, pirates, and disease to amass fortunes. Chart the treacherous atlantic and overcome the deset heat, bringing untold wealth back from the Four Corners of the Earth. Join in the vicious politics, bribing senators, buying cardinals, and seizing offices ranging from General of the Venetian Home Army to the Pope himself! Venice stands on the brink of greatness. Where it goes from here is entirely up to you! Trade with dominant cultures across the globe in historical an fantasy scenarios, using one of the most robust economic engines ever developed for a computer game. Exploit the Machiavellian politics of the Renaissance, when bribes and poisons were the rule of the day. Hire mercenaries, break open closed markets, threaten senators and raid your opponent's caravans. Accumulate wealth during five campaigns in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Multiplayer support for up to four players via LAN or over the Internet.