''1869'' is a strategy and economics trading game developed and released by the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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Max Design
Max Design GesMBH was an Austrian video game developer based in Schladming, founded in 1991 by Wilfried Reiter Albert and Martin Lasser. The company is best known for creating the ''Anno'' series. The company was closed down in 2004.
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in 1992.
Music was composed by Hannes Seifert for the Adlib OPL sound card.
Gameplay
The game is played by managing a trading company during the golden age of
clipper
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. "C ...
ships, purchasing goods at one port, moving them to another and selling them at a profit.
Passengers can also be transported on certain ships.
The game supports up to 4 players who take turns giving orders to their ships. If there is more than one player then the game starts with a ship auction of a number of
Schooners
A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
, the starting price is lower than they can be found for in game and the number available is always one less than the number of players.
Additional bonus revenues can be earned from running naval blockades, shipping tea to England or making a priority goods delivery.
References
External links
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''1869 guide by Sim''
1992 video games
Amiga games
Trade simulation games
DOS games
Europe-exclusive video games
Naval video games
Video games developed in Austria
Video games set in the 19th century
Historical simulation games
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