Set sail with a single ship and a small purse, and build a trading empire thatspans the seas. Argosy is a deep trading and economy simulation set in theharbor cities of a late-medieval merchant league, where prices rise and fallwith real supply and demand, and the largest fortunes belong to the merchantwho reads the market best. In Argosy you begin as an unknown shopkeeper and work your way up: filling your hold where goods are cheap, selling them where they are scarce, building a fleetto carry more, and climbing the ranks of merchant society until you sit on thecouncil and govern the cities you once traded in. Play alone against rival AImerchants, or take the same living economy online and compete against other players. Master a Living EconomyNo price is fixed. Every city produces some goods, consumes others, and runsshort when supply dries up, and the market responds to every trade, includingyour own. Trade 20 goods across cities linked by real supply and demand. Flood a market to crash a price, or buy a good up to corner it and set your own rate. Spot a shortage before your rivals do and turn one city's famine into your fortune. Build factories and refine raw timber, hemp and iron into finished goods worth far more. Build a Fleet and Automate Your TradeGrow from one vessel into a fleet, then put it to work without steering everyvoyage by hand. Buy, build and crew a range of historical sailing ships, from nimble coastal traders to heavy ocean-going haulers. Assign captains who grow more skilled the longer they sail. Set automated trade routes and let your captains run them while you plan your next venture. Establish warehouses and production in the cities that matter most to your network. Rise Through the RanksCoin opens doors, but it is not the whole game. Earn the trust of every class ofcitizen and climb from humble shopkeeper to the heights of civic