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Hold Fast

Follow one shipment from Oakland to Honolulu: book cargo onto the George III and Janet Marie, stow the hold, steer through storms, unload, release boxes at the gate and close the books. A pixel-art training game for Pasha Hawaii.

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One shipment, start to finish

Hold Fast is a training game for Pasha Hawaii. It follows one day of cargo through the whole shipment lifecycle: from the booking confirmation in Oakland, onto the ship, across the Pacific, out the gate in Honolulu, and on to closing the books. Each stop on the map is its own short game, scored out of three stars.

The map: San Francisco Bay and the Pacific
The map: San Francisco Bay and the Pacific

The stops

0 · Orientation

A classroom quiz with Kumu Lani from L&OD. Match Pasha's company names and shipping terms to the board. Two misses or fewer earns ★★★.

Orientation: match the term to the board
Orientation: match the term to the board

1 · I Spy

Find each field on a booking confirmation, fast. Quick finds score more, and a streak of right answers multiplies your points up to ×3.

I Spy: find it on the confirmation
I Spy: find it on the confirmation

2 · Booking Desk

Put the day's bookings on the George III and the Janet Marie in CDM. Check the CY cutoff, the ports of call and the delivery dates, fit the TEU and the reefer plugs, and book the most revenue you can.

Booking Desk: fill both ships
Booking Desk: fill both ships

3 · Hold Fast

Load the ship at Oakland with the gantry crane. Trucks bring the boxes in any order, so pick the one the stow needs next. Kahului boxes go under Honolulu ones, reefers need a plug, heavy boxes must be spread to keep her level, and every full tier gets lashed.

Hold Fast: stow the hold at Oakland
Hold Fast: stow the hold at Oakland

4 · The Crossing

Steer the ship across the Pacific to Honolulu. Keep clear of storm cells on the weather radar, run at half ahead to save LNG, and go full ahead when you fall behind. Cargo you didn't lash can go overboard.

The Crossing: steer clear of the storms
The Crossing: steer clear of the storms

5 · Honolulu

Unload what you stowed for the trucks waiting on the quay. Serve the longest wait first, and keep her level as she lightens.

Honolulu: unload for the waiting trucks
Honolulu: unload for the waiting trucks

6 · Cargo Release

At the gate, check each driver's pickup slip against CDM: freight paid, AG holds, trucker and pickup number. Release a box that should be held and it costs you.

Cargo Release: check the slip at the gate
Cargo Release: check the slip at the gate

7 · Closeout

Month end. Credit lost and late boxes, match each payment to its invoice, and chase anything paid short.

Closeout: credit, match or chase
Closeout: credit, match or chase

Full Voyage

The final challenge, opened after Closeout: a new day of orders, seven stages back to back with no practice. 19 of 21 stars earns ★★★.

Full Voyage: the final challenge
Full Voyage: the final challenge

How to play

  • Play on a phone or a computer: tap or click the on-screen buttons.
  • Each stop explains itself the first time, and Cargo Release and Closeout start with a practice round.
  • Each results card gives you tips. Tap a stop with fewer than three stars to see them again before a replay.
  • Your progress saves as you go, and seven trophies are there to earn.
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