1 – 5 Players, 30 – 90 Minutes playing time, Ages 14 and up. In Windward become the most notorious sky captain by harnessing the wind and hunting leviathans. Manufacturer: Playmonster, LLC. Categories: Adventure, Aviation / Flight, Dice, Miniatures, Nautical, Space Exploration, and Transportation. Game Mechanics: Area Movement, Bias, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver, Trading, Variable Player Powers, and Worker Placement.
Windward. Immerse yourself in the intriguing world of the gaseous planet Celus, where buoyant gas keeps everything afloat in the skies. Without it, the city would plummet into the scalding core of the planet. You are the captain of a ship, and your job is to fly the skies of Celus to hunt Cresters and bring gas back to the city. You will need to hire crew workers from the trading post—each crew member is specialized, so choose wisely! To become the most notorious captain on the planet, you and your crew must successfully traverse the atmospheric pressure differences and vigorous winds, make good use of stops at the floating trade post, and face battles with other ships and captains.
It’s an engaging strategy game that challenges players to: Master the skies by harnessing the power of ever-changing winds and get ahead of opponents by using the wind in creative and clever ways; Build their engine and hire a crew of specialists and gather supplies to evolve the ship throughout the game, optimizing their choice strategy; Pick up and deliver—hunt leviathans and bring them back to the floating city, avoiding opponents who attempt to get in the way; Give orders to the crew in order to maximize production—manage crew morality, storage space and supply reserves to lead the ship to victory!
Contents: 6 Double-Sided Board Tiles Trading Post (with Flag) 5 Ship Status Boards Trading Post Board 5 Ship Pieces 10 Longboat Pieces 10 Mate Pieces 10 Achievement Tokens 15 Status Trackers 8 Gray Cresters 8 Red Cresters 1 White Crester 8 Gray Crester Teeth Pieces 8 Red Crester Teeth Pieces 8 Black Battle Dice Blue Wind Die 74-Card Supply Deck 15 Crew Tiles 100 Gas/Cannon Tokens 16 “+2” Tokens 5 Coffee Tokens 6 Naturalist Tags 11 Life Tokens Rules
