Sea of Thieves' latest update slips The Smugglers' League in through the back door, offering high-risk, high-reward voyages for the most daring pirates

Season 17 of Sea of Thieves has sailed silently into port, using the moonless night as cover while it unloads its contraband cargo of new features. The latest iteration of Rare's multiplayer pirate sim introduces The Smugglers League, a furtive new faction that operates from six secret hideouts dotted across the game's treacherous archipelago, offering players the chance to acquire some valuable new booty in numerous ways.

Chief among these are Smugglers' Route Runs, dangerous delivery voyages...