The merchant is where you buy and sell the goods that you acquire. At the top of the display you will find information about the date, the amount of gold you have and the cargo capacity of your ship.

The information about the goods is organized as follows. The first number is the amount of goods in your hold. Next comes the name of the trade good (the first trade good is food), followed by a number in brackets, which is the number of goods available with the merchant. The two numbers next to the Buy and Sell buttons are the buy and sell price. Below the name of the good, you will find information about the base price of the goods (essentially the average price of that trade good) as well as information about any shortages or surplus that you know about.

Buy All/Sell All

If you want to Buy or Sell all goods of a kind (instead of transferring them one by one, press the appropriate button and hold it down (i.e., long press). This will buy or sell all the goods of that type that you have available, subject to money limitations.

The Goods

The following trade goods exist in "Pirates and Traders":

The five port levels are poor (1), average (2), prosperous (3), wealthy (4), and rich (5).

If you are inspected by a patrol boat while carrying contraband, your goods will be confiscated and you may be put on trial.