About Trade Hangout:
So far I have played about 100 hours of this excellent game, and thought I’d give it a thumbs up with a quick reveiw because there are not many reveiws yet, and many of them refer to earlier versions. If you’ve ever played a Port Royale or Patrician game, you’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly, but there are differences, such as the fluctuating market prices, which vary much more realistically. Also, there is a stock exchange, and your decisions regarding buying and selling goods in the various ports will have a direct effect on share prices. You can make big money investing in a company, supplying it with raw materials and selling their products. Countries may go to war, and issue contracts to spy on enemy territory, or transport troops or supplies, or they may undertake public works and require construction materials to be transported. If you’re on good terms with a country, you will be able to establish your own settlements in their borders, and these settlements provide you with free goods to sell or supply your own invested-in companies. This PUZZLE game is all about automatic trading. It is fun watching ships sail into port and leave hopefully doing what you wanted. If not rewrite the instructions and try again! Periodically you have to hone the trade routes if your money is vanishing. Sometimes the prices change, making another port a better one to sell at or buy from.
