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Black Tern is a short, single-player pirate game about what you bring back from a raid. Play a complete pirate life free; Age of Seas PRO ($7.99 once) unlocks unlimited new runs across all games.
Play Black TernEach of six ships carries different cargo and a clue to a rare trophy. Move other goods to reach it, but your boat has limited space.
Taking another item costs time. Watch the patrol signal, then choose whether to risk one more prize or leave with what you already have.
Back in port, turn a rare object into spending money or keep it where you live. Trophies and purchases change the home you see after each raid.
Buy clothing, improve your place, build port relationships or prepare for the next raid. After six heists, see the life and reputation your choices created, then continue sailing.
Black Tern focuses on stealing cargo, escaping with it and choosing what that success changes in port. Your progress is saved in this browser; you can see an ending after six raids and keep sailing afterward.
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What changed, and what it means for your next voyage.
Yes. The game runs here in a desktop or mobile browser, without an account or download.
You can play a complete pirate life free. Start two new lives per day and five per week; the first new life each day is always free. Unfinished lives can be resumed. PRO removes the limit across all games.
You abandon the cargo from that raid and return to port. Earlier changes to your pirate life remain.
Yes. Use the language switch in the game. It keeps the same locally saved progress.
Gameplay handbook
Each heist asks how much cargo is worth the time and space it costs. What you keep or sell afterward shapes the pirate life waiting in port.
Check the target ship's cargo and rare-trophy clue. A valuable object may be blocked by other goods. Loading those goods takes time and boat space, so plan what you want to reach before filling the boat.
Every extra item delays escape. Compare another prize with the cargo you already have and the patrol's approach. Being caught loses this raid's cargo; deciding to leave is part of the heist.
Back in port, a rare object can be sold or kept. Clothing, the home and port relationships give success a visible consequence beyond a score. After six heists, read the life and reputation you created, and continue sailing if you want to explore further.