# Shipwrights of the North Sea: The Townsfolk Expansion

Shipwrights of the North Sea: The Townsfolk Expansion is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 45–80 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45–80 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Expansion for Base-game, Nautical, Medieval
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Commodity Speculation, Worker Placement, Open Drafting, Trading
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** Shem Phillips

**Artists:** Mihajlo Dimitrievski

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/shipwrights-of-the-north-sea-the-townsfolk-expansion)
- [Shipwrights of the North Sea: The Townsfolk Expansion in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/shipwrights-of-the-north-sea-the-townsfolk-expansion)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176617)

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