# Shipwrights of the North Sea (Second Edition)

Shipwrights of the North Sea (Second Edition) is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 3.1 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Nautical, Medieval
- **Mechanics:** Commodity Speculation, Worker Placement, Take That, Open Drafting
- **Ludoya rating:** 3.1 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 22
- **Unique players:** 10

**Designers:** Shem Phillips

**Artists:** Shem Phillips, Mihajlo Dimitrievski

## Expansions

- [The North Sea Runesaga](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-north-sea-runesaga)
- [The North Sea Runesaga: Fifth Player Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-north-sea-runesaga-fifth-player-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shipwrights-of-the-north-sea-second-edition)
- [Shipwrights of the North Sea (Second Edition) in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/shipwrights-of-the-north-sea-second-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249889)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._