"anno 1404: venice" was released on february 26, 2010. the expansion includes 15 new scenarios, an espionage system, volcanic islands and an added third non-player power known as the venetian dignitary giacomo garibaldi. garibaldi enables the player to sabotage other player's cities and/or buy them out. originally, there were also three new computer players planned but these were scrapped for unknown reasons. the venice expansion also allows the player to play the original 6 scenarios of the base game but with all the added features and improvements of the venice addon.