Trade that follows the seasons
Bread and medicine in winter, ale and song in summer. War is good for the smithy. Plague is good for the apothecary.
From apprentice to the crown.
In the Middle Ages, M&A meant Marriage & Acquisition. Start with twelve gold coins and make every sign on the square yours.
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That is not a picture. It is the town from the game, running right now. Watch the seasons turn.
Buy it. Merge it. Marry into it.
Flush with gold? Buy the shop. A little short? Marry a cousin into the family. The dowry is cheap, but 30% of the income goes to the in-laws.
Always read the books before you buy. Hidden debts come along for the ride. And once you are rich, cousins you have never met start turning up on their own.
What you will be doing
Takeovers and marriage alliances
18 targets, from Parish Baguette to Medicheese Bank. Due diligence, haggling, and then a wedding.
Medieval investing
Wool, spice, royal bonds, holy relics, and the tulip bulbs everyone says will keep going up. Nobody has seen a flower yet.
Two roads to the crown
Become a Duke and marry into the royal family, or hold over 60% of the royal bonds and call a creditors' meeting. The collateral is the crown.
383 episodes
A trebuchet to the moon, a unicorn whose horn fell off in the rain, a goose that chases tax collectors, and a salaryman who wandered in from another story.
A town worth watching
The guards keep saluting Chairman Wang, a kid chases the chicken, the cat naps in the sun. Your outfit, your mount and your animals all show up on the square. Your hero wakes at home, walks to the workshop, and heads back to bed at the evening bell. At night every window lights up.
The people of Coinbridge
Chairman Wang
Runs the Golden Scale Company. His family name means "king" where he comes from. He is not the King. The guards are still confused.
The King
Always short of money. Sells titles. Prints bonds.
Jeffrey Bezant
The rival house that buys everything. Times privy breaks with an hourglass.
Lord Musket
Going to the moon by trebuchet. Landing is still under research.
The Court Jester
The one job McKingsey Advisors never managed to cut.
The Oddly Dressed Stranger
Carries a glowing rectangle and comes from another story. Knows something about tulips.
By the numbers
383episodes
53items and animals
18takeover targets
8business combos
32tasks from the Chairman
33endings
Questions
What kind of game is it?
A pixel tycoon game where one month passes as one in-game day. You start as a sixteen-year-old apprentice and have 30 years to climb from Master to Guildmaster to noble, and then go for the crown. After the ending at year 30 you can keep living on.
How many trades are there?
Nine: Blacksmith, Baker, Brewer, Innkeeper, Tailor, Alchemist, Mage, Hero and Merchant. Each has its own daily routine and its own way up. The Hero climbs through dungeons instead of buying shops, and each trade deals with the Demon King in its own way before the 30 years are up.
Where can I play?
You can try it in your browser now. iPhone and Android apps are in the works. The release date will be posted here once it is set.
Is my save safe?
The game saves to your device after every action and writes two copies in turn, so an earlier save survives if it dies mid-write. Running low on storage never stops the game. You can also export your save to a file from Settings.
Do I need to have played Rich M&A Story?
No. It shares the world and Chairman Wang, but it is its own story.
How long is a run?
One run, one ending. There are 33 endings, and your next run starts as a descendant who inherits some of the family purse.
Which languages are supported?
English and Korean. It follows your device language and you can switch in Settings.
Are the townsfolk lines written by AI?
Most lines ship with the game. When you are online, AI (Claude, made by Anthropic) adds short lines that fit the moment. Only in-game facts such as the month, the hour and your trade and rank are sent. Your name and your save file are not. You can turn it off in Settings and the game plays the same.
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