1869 PC

1869 is an economic game about maritime trade. When setting up a small transport company and buying the first ship, the player must achieve financial power, and this in turn boils down to a profitable trade in goods between ports located all over the world.

The commercial empire begins with the choice of the home port, where we also locate our small business. This could be Liverpool, London, Le Havre, New York or Savannah. You can play from five to twenty-six years of age, but you can decide for yourself by clicking on the bar with the current date. Before we set off to conquer the seas and oceans, we still have to buy a ship (new or used), hire a crew and place in the hold the goods that we will be transporting. From this moment on, the struggle actually begins. The player will look for favorable trade routes, transport goods from one port to another, pay the crew, repair existing ships or if possible financially, expand their armada.

Games offers the possibility to take into account the most important historical events of those times, which also makes it very colorful. The change in the political situation as a result of the war may lead to the fact that the almost perfect trade route we have found turns out to be very dangerous. In addition, there are various random events in which we can, for example, be robbed of money or lose a ship, together with a cargo hold pushed to the shore. It is also worth noting that the currency that we are going to trade is not "virtually" assigned to the player, but you have to store it somewhere: in a warehouse or on a ship.

The 1869 audiovisual service is very economical, but on the other hand, it is difficult to expect fireworks, especially graphic ones, from an economic game. Many problems can be caused by the somewhat confusing user interface and especially the constantly confusing mouse buttons when operating the port.

Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions regarding this description.

Last updated on 10 December 2007