The Patrician (German: Der Patrizier) is the title of a series of historical trading simulation computer games for MS-DOS, Amiga and Atari ST published by Ascaron Entertainment. In the games, the player assumes the role of a merchant in any of several cities of the Hanseatic League, accumulating money, capital and consumer goods, and real estate, expanding his company, and furthering his career at home and abroad. Source: Wikipedia, "[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrician_%28video_game%29 The Patrician (video game)]", available under the CC-BY-SA License.