2014 · Nautical
North Wind
Players act as freelance trade captains carrying food and goods between cities while confronting frequent pirate raids. Gameplay combines route planning and trading with tactical encounters; combat effectiveness depends on ship upgrades such as cannons and crew improvements that players acquire using earned resources. Players balance profitable trade runs against risky engagements, upgrading a three-dimensional ship model and crew over the campaign. Victory goes to the captain who optimally mixes trading and fighting to fulfill contracts and survive the pirate threat.
- Players
- 2–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 60 min
- Age
- 10+
- Complexity
- 1.9 / 5
About the game
- Design
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Full stats in Ludoya- 44
- Plays logged
- 57
- Players
- 55m 51s
- Average play
- 32
- In collections
- 1
- On wishlists
6.3/10
from 17 Ludoya reviews
Free, on web, Android and iOS
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