Bollard Port Tycoon

Five harbors are up for lease along a cold coast: the fishing town of Saltmere, the tidal flats of Marrowmouth, icebound Frostholm, storm-beaten Gullcrest and the rail yards of Ironhaven. Each pays more than the last, if its quay can keep up with the ships.

A harbor tycoon seen from above: unload container ships, stack the yard, truck boxes out for cash, fill contracts and charter five ports.

Ships of each shipping line sail into the harbor and moor at a free berth. Tap the crane to lift their boxes into the yard, then tap the gate to send trucks out; every box that leaves through the gate pays. Hire a crew for each crane and a dispatcher for the gate and the port runs on its own, for up to two hours while you are away. Lines set what a box is worth and bring bigger ships at levels 10, 25, 50, 100, 150 and 200; berths, cranes, the yard and the gate set how many boxes the port can move. Ships waiting at anchor mean the quay is too slow, a full yard means the gate is. Contracts on the board ask for a number of boxes of one cargo within a time limit and pay cash and reputation. With the reputation goal met and all six lines open you can charter the port: the next one opens with higher values, and the anchors you earn buy lasting upgrades in the harbor office. Marrowmouth keeps big ships outside at low tide until you dredge the bar, Frostholm's ice floes close the channel until you break them or buy a tug, Gullcrest's storms hold ships outside until the lighthouse guides them in, and Ironhaven's freight trains pay more for each box. The daily challenge gives everyone the same port for five minutes; your score is the cash you earn.