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Pirates! Card Game

Build your own fleet and conquer your enemy’s in an epic board game full of pirates, battles and adventures! 'Pirates!' is a board game where 2 to 6 players embark on an adventure as a young pirate captain. 'Pirates!' is played with an unique combination of cards, dice and tokens...

Players

2-6

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

2.11

Rating

6.38

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The Pirates! Card Game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players frequently need to pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much. Overall, it offers a good balance of player interaction.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The Pirates! Card Game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players frequently need to pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much. Overall, it offers a good balance of player interaction.

Replay value

The Pirates! Card Game has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, the presence of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. It offers a fresh and engaging experience each time it is played.

Luck profile

The Pirates! Card Game has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game's outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

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Build your own fleet and conquer your enemy’s in an epic board game full of pirates, battles and adventures! 'Pirates!' is a board game where 2 to 6 players embark on an adventure as a young pirate captain. 'Pirates!' is played with an unique combination of cards, dice and tokens where players must seize glory as they sail the seven seas. However, unlike a game where you’re already established as a villain, 'Pirates!' starts with the barest of set-ups then sees you actually progress. Upgrading your ship and conquering new ships is the order of the day as you take down merchants and other pirates aplenty to build up your own fleet. Will you be feared and become the new Blackbeard, or thrown over board to feed the sharks by your conqueror? In the game there is a wide variation of ships which have a different combinations of speed, cannons, crew members and cargo. Pirate cards can be used in your turn or during battle, improving your ship or giving an advantage in battles. The goal of the game is to become the master of the oceans by conquering 7 pirate points (golden skulls). Ships are worth 1 or 2 pirate points, but pirate points are also found on adventures and fame cards. The game will also end when you conquer all your opponents ships.

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Designers

1
Jules Prick

Artists

1
Jules Prick

Publishers

1
(Self-Published)

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