Carpenters of the North Sea takes place in the early years of the Viking Age, around 900 AD. As Viking shipbuilders, players compete to build the largest fleet in the North Sea. Players must collect Oak, Wool, and Iron, as well as bring other craftsmen on board to help them. Gold is a precious commodity and should be spent wisely. As you might expect, the township is filled with an array of characters, from bad to worst, hoping they will be your allies!

The goal is to be the player with the most victory points at the end of the game. Points are earned by constructing various ships and buildings. The game ends after the turn where 1 or more players build their 4th ship. The publisher wanted to include the "Villager" extension directly in the base game. Unfortunately, a few typos have slipped into the reworked rules of the game. The most important being the omission of the point indicating that a player can only use the action of the "Village" board ONLY ONCE per "Afternoon".

** Erratum: ** https://www.pixiegames.fr/zCorrectifs/Charpentiers-DLMDN-Erratum.png **

Corrected rule: ** https://www.pixiegames.fr/zCorrectifs/Charpentiers-DLMDN-Regles-Corrigees.pdf