Pirates and Traders is a Caribbean game that combines turn-based strategy with role-playing. Its central choice is whether to follow a peaceful trader’s path or become a pirate, while sailing among historical ships and seeking riches.

Choose a trader or pirate path

The game presents trading and piracy as distinct directions for a character’s journey. This gives the player a choice about the kind of role to pursue, alongside the game’s turn-based strategy. The description does not specify particular turn actions or rules for trading and piracy, so those details are not defined here.

Develop a character through aptitudes and skills

The role-playing system includes three aptitudes and more than 20 skills for character development. These are the documented character-customization options; the source does not explain individual skill effects or how skills relate to specific actions. Character development sits alongside the choice of trader or pirate path.

Sail and customize historical ships

Players can sail 20 different historical ships, each described as having unique characteristics. More than 20 ship improvements are available to customize a vessel. The description does not give the effects of individual improvements, but it establishes ship selection and vessel upgrades as separate parts of the game’s customization.