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Is Winds Of Trade worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players focused on running a trading company rather than commanding military forces
- Players interested in economic systems who want markets and city production to vary between games
- Historical strategy fans who want trade, smuggling, and shipping to be central rather than supporting activities
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking fast-paced action instead of turn-based strategy
- Players looking for a simple, narrowly focused trading loop rather than several connected systems
- Players seeking a military strategy game centered on controlling large armies
Our take on Winds Of Trade
Rather than centering historical strategy on armies and territorial conquest, this game puts a trading company at the heart of play. Market activity responds to supply, demand, and world events, while naval combat and colonial development accompany the trading focus.
What is Winds Of Trade?
Run a maritime trading company during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Each new game generates a different world, with city production networks to learn. Prices follow supply and demand, while fires, poor harvests, and wars can change commodity availability and value. Transport cargo for governments, companies, or smugglers under contracts that penalize failure, and decide whether to move goods that are illegal in some ports. Pirates can trigger turn-based battles, while wartime creates added risks for ships carrying weapons or troops. As the company grows, it can establish colonies, use warehouses to influence markets, and set automatic trading instructions for ships. The game also includes 11 ship types, captains and upgrades, stock-market investments, government bribery, and simulated weather.
How Winds Of Trade plays
- 01Generated Trade Worlds
- New games vary the challenges and city production networks players need to understand.
- 02Supply-Driven Prices
- Commodity values shift with supply and demand, while fires, poor harvests, and wars can affect markets.
- 03Cargo Contracts
- Transport jobs come from governments, private companies, and smugglers, with a penalty for failed contracts.
- 04Turn-Based Naval Combat
- Pirate attacks can lead to battles, and carrying weapons or troops during wartime adds risk.
- 05Automated Ship Routes
- Trading instructions can be set for ships once the fleet has grown large enough.
- 06Eleven Sailing Ships
- The fleet can include vessels such as brigs, galleons, fluyts, frigates, and schooners.
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Winds Of Trade: platforms & release
Is Winds Of Trade worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players focused on running a trading company rather than commanding military forces. Skip it if: players seeking fast-paced action instead of turn-based strategy.
Where can I download Winds Of Trade?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Winds Of Trade's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Winds Of Trade on?
Windows and Linux.
