Ports and trade
The archipelago holds 9 ports, each with a town, a dock and a fort, flying the flag of England, France, Spain or Holland, or the black flag of the Brethren of the Coast. Between them lie wild islets with hidden coves, caves and treasure.
Nations
England, France, Spain and Holland begin at war with one another, and everyone hunts pirates. Their relations shift with border incidents and captains' deeds: wars are declared and treaties signed as the game goes on. Attack a nation and your standing with it falls; fall far enough and its forts open fire and its harbours close. Sinking its enemies wins favour, and a gift to the church can win a crown back.
England (English)
| Port | Size | Makes (cheap here) | Wants (pays well) | Shipyard sells |
|---|
| Kingshaven | Large | Cloth and Rum | Spices and Coffee | Tartane, Lugger, Sloop of War, Brig, Frigate and Man-o-War |
| Fort Dunmore | Small | Provisions and Tobacco | Cloth and Silk | Tartane, Lugger and Sloop of War |
France (French)
| Port | Size | Makes (cheap here) | Wants (pays well) | Shipyard sells |
|---|
| Saint-Laurent | Large | Coffee and Sugar | Cloth and Ebony | Tartane, Lugger, Sloop of War, Brig and Frigate |
| Île de Corail | Small | Sugar and Provisions | Rum and Tobacco | Tartane and Lugger |
Spain (Spanish)
| Port | Size | Makes (cheap here) | Wants (pays well) | Shipyard sells |
|---|
| San Cristóbal | Large | Silk, Spices and Tobacco | Provisions and Rum | Tartane, Lugger, Sloop of War, Brig, Galleon and Man-o-War |
| Puerto Sombra | Medium | Ebony and Coffee | Cloth and Provisions | Tartane, Lugger, Sloop of War and Galleon |
Holland (Dutch)
| Port | Size | Makes (cheap here) | Wants (pays well) | Shipyard sells |
|---|
| Nieuw Haarlem | Large | Cloth and Spices | Sugar and Tobacco | Tartane, Lugger, Sloop of War, Brig and Frigate |
| Greyhook | Small | Ebony and Provisions | Coffee and Rum | Tartane, Lugger and Sloop of War |
Brethren of the Coast
| Port | Size | Makes (cheap here) | Wants (pays well) | Shipyard sells |
|---|
| Blackwater Cay | Medium | Rum | Silk, Spices and Ebony | Tartane, Lugger, Sloop of War, Brig and Frigate |
Trade goods
Prices are per ton and move as you buy and sell. These are base prices; each colony sells what it makes for less and pays a premium for what it wants.
| Good | Base price (gold per ton) | Made in | Wanted in |
|---|
 Provisions | 9 | Fort Dunmore, Île de Corail and Greyhook | San Cristóbal and Puerto Sombra |
 Rum | 24 | Kingshaven and Blackwater Cay | Île de Corail, San Cristóbal and Greyhook |
 Sugar | 32 | Saint-Laurent and Île de Corail | Nieuw Haarlem |
 Cloth | 46 | Kingshaven and Nieuw Haarlem | Fort Dunmore, Saint-Laurent and Puerto Sombra |
 Tobacco | 58 | Fort Dunmore and San Cristóbal | Île de Corail and Nieuw Haarlem |
 Coffee | 72 | Saint-Laurent and Puerto Sombra | Kingshaven and Greyhook |
 Ebony | 96 | Puerto Sombra and Greyhook | Saint-Laurent and Blackwater Cay |
 Spices | 125 | San Cristóbal and Nieuw Haarlem | Kingshaven and Blackwater Cay |
 Silk | 175 | San Cristóbal | Fort Dunmore and Blackwater Cay |
Trading tips
- Buy where a good is made and sell where it is wanted: for example, silk from San Cristóbal sells well at Fort Dunmore.
- Spices and silk are the most valuable per ton; provisions and rum are cheap, but a crew needs them.
- The Commerce skill makes you buy cheaper and sell dearer.
- After dusk, smugglers on a cove's beach pay 40% over a colony's price for goods it does not make, and sell its own goods 30% under. Each deal risks a coast-guard patrol.
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