I am really glad to see this game finally available on GOG. I already own a couple of big-box copies from back in the day, but when I saw it appeared on GOG via Ziggurat, I bought it immediately! It's an all-time classic that ties in with some other games published by MicroProse (in various and ways), such as Darklands and Sword of the Samurai. It's a follow-on to the Merchant Prince and Merchant Prince II, all three developed by HDI. I'm actually rather puzzled why this game, Machiavelli the Prince, or either of its Merchant Prince predecessors, haven't appeared on either GOG or Steam previously. They're all great games that should be played by anyone who loves either history or trade/diplomacy/management games. Hopefully the MP1+2 games will show up soon as well! The only reason I gave this installment only 4-stars instead of 5 was because this GOG edition is missing any documentation. A major oversight, in my estimation. It seems rather odd, since they're readily available online from various warez sites across the interWeb!
