If you enjoy games that involve buying items at low prices and selling them for profit in other areas and like a little fighting in between, Tradewinds is the game for you! Starting out, you choose 1 of 4 characters to play, either merchant or pirate in career. Merchants have the ability to use all the port facilities but get taxed more while pirates avoid the taxes but only get ship repairs in 1 location. After you have chosen your character, you can travel to several different port cities looking for the lowest priced goods to buy and the best places to sell them. At most ports there are banks where you can save your money and earn interest, money lenders for quick cash, Alehouses to get valuable information and hire services, the Port Authority which will give you news and bounties on pirates, warehouses to store goods, and shipyards to repair and buy upgrades for your ship.