Varicella
You are Primo Varicella, Palace Minister at the Palazzo del Piemonte. This title is unlikely to impress anyone. Piedmont is the laughingstock of the Carolingian League, and the Palace Ministry has devolved…
Varicella is an adventure developed by Adam Cadre, released 1 August 1999 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 16.2 hrs to finish.
What Varicella is
Varicella is an adventure game developed by Adam Cadre and released in 1999. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are Primo Varicella, Palace Minister at the Palazzo del Piemonte. This title is unlikely to impress anyone. Piedmont is the laughingstock of the Carolingian League, and the Palace Ministry has devolved into little more than a glorified (and not even especially glorified) butlership. But now that King Charles has died of a sudden illness, you have a prime opportunity to advance your position by becoming the regent of the five-year-old Prince Charles. Your fellow ministers will no doubt try all sorts of unseemly tactics in their quest for the throne. Some will try bribery. Others will employ treachery. A few may even resort to brute force. But would Primo Varicella stoop to using one of…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 16.2 hrs.
What it launched against
Varicella launched on 1 August 1999, within three weeks of Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, Croc 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War and Puyo Pop.
Released around the same time: Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, Croc 2, Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War, Puyo Pop.
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