In Trade Winds each team plays the crew of a pirate ship that arrives with a hull full of ‘booty’ to trade. The game takes place in four cycles, four years. Each year commences with teams trading and ends with them returning to port to collect the bounty on certain goods.

Their goal is to accumulate treasure by building relationships with other traders in port while using their guile to gather vital market information. The most successful teams are those that collaborate with others to build win-win outcomes while at the same time focusing on their bottom line results.