During the Qing Dynasty, following the death of the infamous pirate Cheung Po Tsai, four factions compete to claim his treasure map by being the first to sail all the way around Cheung Chau island. Each round, players must play cards matching the wind direction determined by the spinner, in order to make progress around the board. They can also play cards to shoot at opponents (they can return fire) to move them backwards along the track, steal cards from opponents' hands, swap places with an opponent, or just to move extra spaces or draw extra cards. Each faction's character has some special abilities. The factions are fishermen, pirates, and the Qing and Portuguese navies. The first player to reach the last (24th) space on the board wins.